CONTENTS

Executive Summary 1

Chapter 1 - Introduction 9

Chapter 2 - Performance Against Key Performance Indicator Targets 13

Key Performance Indicator 1 14 Key Performance Indicator 2 16 Key Performance Indicator 3 18 Key Performance Indicator 4 20 Key Performance Indicator 5 23 Key Performance Indicator 6 28 Key Performance Indicator 7 29 Key Performance Indicator 8 30 Key Performance Indicator 9 37 Key Performance Indicator 10 39 Key Performance Indicator 11 40 Key Performance Indicator 12 42 Key Performance Indicator 13 44 Key Performance Indicator 14 46 Key Performance Indicator 15 48 Key Performance Indicator 16 49 Key Performance Indicator 17 52 Key Performance Indicator 18 54 Key Performance Indicator 19 56 Key Performance Indicator 20 60 Key Performance Indicator 21 63 Key Performance Indicator 22 65 Key Performance Indicator 23 66 Key Performance Indicator 24 68 Chapter 3 - Additional Performance Measures and Statistics

Housing Provision Annual Monitor 2016/17 71 Affordable Housing Delivery Monitor 72 Achieving an Inclusive Environment 149 PTAL Map 160 Progress With Supplementary Planning Guidance 164 London Borough Local Plans and Progress 174 Opportunity Areas 174 Planning Decisions 178 London Planning Awards 179

Chapter 4 - Other Contextual Data Sources 185

FIGURES AND MAPS

Figure 2.1 Affordable Housing - Three Year Average Performance by Borough 26 Figure 2.2 Office Starts and Year-end Permissions in Central London, 1985-2017 32 Figure 2.3 Largest pre-lets in Central London during 2017 34 Figure 3.1 Total Housing Delivery 2016/17 92 Figure 3.2 Total Housing Delivery against London Plan Housing Targets 94 Figure 3.3 Total Housing Provision by Year 96 Figure 3.4 Net affordable housing delivery by tenure 2016/17 110 Figure 3.5 Affordable Housing Delivery as a percentage of net conventional housing delivery 2016/17 112 Figure 3.6 Net Conventional Housing pipeline as at 31/03/2017 140 Figure 3.7 Affordable housing delivery in London 1991/92 - 2015/16 150 Figure 3.8 London Public Transport Access Level (PTAL) Map 2016 166 TABLES

Table 1.1 KPI Performance Overview 5 Table 2.1 Development on Brownfield Land 2006/07 to 2016/17 14 Table 2.2 Development on Brownfield Land by Borough 2016/17 15 Table 2.3 Residential Approvals Compared to the Density Matrix – All Schemes 17 Table 2.4 Residential Approvals Compared to the Density Matrix – Schemes of 15 Units or More 17 Table 2.5 Loss of Designated Open Space (Approvals) 2016/17 19 Table 2.6 Number of Net Housing Completions by Borough 2016/17 22 Table 2.7 Affordable Housing Output as a Proportion of Overall Conventional Housing Provision Over the Three Years to 2016/17 24 Table 2.8 Working Age London Residents in Employment by Calendar Year 29 Table 2.9 Ratio of Planning Permissions to Three Year Average Starts in Central London 30 Table 2.10 Industrial Land Release (hectares) in Planning Approvals 2001-2016/17 38 Table 2.11 Number (000s) and Percentage of Jobs in Outer London, 2004-2016 39 Table 2.12 Employment Rates for White and BAME Groups, Aged 16-64, by Calendar Year 41 Table 2.13 Lone parents on income support in London vs England & Wales 41 Table 2.14 Average size of one teacher classes 43 Table 2.15 Public and private transport indexes 44 Table 2.16 Traffic (billion vehicle kilometres, all vehicles) in London 46 Table 2.17 Cycle journey stages and mode shares, 2001 to 2016 48 Table 2.18 Passengers on the River Thames 51 Table 2.19 Cargo Trade on the River Thames Within Greater London 51 Table 2.20 B1 Floorspace by PTAL level - All Permissions 2016/17 53 Table 2.21 Loss of Protected Habitat (Approvals) 2016/17 55 Table 2.22 Waste Treatment Methods of London’s Local Authority Collected Waste (thousands of tonnes) 58 Table 2.23 Targets and their periods of applicability (for applications received by the GLA at Stage II from 1 January – 31 December 2016) 61 Table 2.24 Estimate of Annual Renewable Energy Installed Capacity and Generation in London Electricity: 2011-2016 64 Table 2.25 River Restoration in London 2000 to 2017 67 Table 2.26 Number and condition of designated heritage assets 69 Table 3.1 Key Statistics and Findings 74 Table 3.2 Net Housing Supply in London 88

Table 3.3 Net Conventional Housing Approvals 88 Table 3.4 Net Conventional Housing Pipeline in London as at End of Financial Year 88 Table 3.5 Net Conventional Housing Completions 88 Table 3.6 Total Net Completions Against London Plan Benchmark 2016/17 90 Table 3.7 Total net completions against London Plan benchmark for the three year period 2014/15 to 2016/17 98 Table 3.8 Gross conventional housing completions by tenure and number of bedrooms 2016/17 99 Table 3.9 Gross conventional housing completions by number of bedrooms 2016/17 100 Table 3.10 Gross conventional affordable housing completions by number of bedrooms 2016/17 101 Table 3.11 Net Conventional Completions by Development Type 2016/17 102 Table 3.12 Conventional Completions by Tenure FY2016/17 104 Table 3.13 Conventional Completions in Major Planning Permissions by Tenure FY2016/17 106 Table 3.14 Net conventional affordable housing completions by tenure 2014/15 to 2016/17 108 Table 3.15 Affordable housing completions as a proportion of total net conventional supply 2014/15 to 2016/17 114 Table 3.16 Density of Residential Completions by Borough (dwellings per hectare) 2008/09 to 2016/17 117 Table 3.17 Net Conventional Housing Completions by Permission Type 2016/17 118 Table 3.18 Conventional Approvals by Tenure FY2016/17 120 Table 3.19 Conventional Approvals in Major Planning Permissions by Tenure FY2016/17 122 Table 3.20 Gross Conventional Housing Approvals by Number of Bedrooms 2016/17 124 Table 3.21 Net Non-conventional Housing Approvals by Use 2016/17 125 Table 3.22 Density of Residential Approvals by Borough (dwellings per hectare) 2008/09 to 2016/17 126 Table 3.23 Net Conventional Housing Approvals by Permission Type 2016/17 128 Table 3.24 Conventional Starts by Tenure 2016/17 130 Table 3.25 Conventional Starts in Major Planning Permissions by Tenure 2016/17 132 Table 3.26 Net Conventional Housing Starts by Permission Type 2016/17 134 Table 3.27 Gross Conventional Housing Starts by Number of Bedrooms 2016/17 136 Table 3.28 Gross Conventional Housing Pipeline by Number of Bedrooms as at 31/03/2017 137 Executive Summary

Table 3.29 Conventional Pipeline at 31/03/2017 138 Table 3.30 Conventional Pipeline by Tenure 2016/17 142 Table 3.31 Conventional Pipeline in Major Planning Permissions by Tenure 2016/17 144 Table 3.32 Net Conventional Housing Pipeline by Permission Type as at 31/03/2017 146 Table 3.33 Net Non-conventional Pipeline at 31/03/17 148 Table 3.34 Affordable Housing Delivery by Type 149 Table 3.35 Affordable Delivery in London by Tenure 2016/17 152 Table 3.36 Affordable Housing Policy by Borough 154 Table 3.37 New Build Homes Meeting Accessible Housing Standards M4(2) and M4(3) Approved 2016/17 162 Table 3.38 Net approvals of specialist housing 2016/17 163 Table 3.39 Developer Contributions Towards Funding Crossrail (£M). Net of CIL Administration Costs 169 Table 3.39A Use of CIL Receipts 169 Table 3.40 Progress on Regional Flood Risk Appraisal Recommendations 170 Table 3.41 London Borough Policy Documents Published in 2017 175 Table 3.42 Planning Applications Referred to the Mayor 178 Table 3.43 London Planning Awards – Winners 180 This Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) provides information about progress being made in implementing the policies and addressing the objectives of the London Plan by showing how London is performing against 24 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) identified in Chapter 8 of the Plan. Although this is the 14th AMR published by the Mayor, it is the second one that monitors the policies introduced in the 2015 London Plan using the slightly modified set of KPI targets introduced through that Plan.

Chapter 2 provides greater detail on each of the 24 KPIs, and Table 1 summarises progress against each of them. The KPIs are not policies; they have been chosen as yardsticks to show the direction of travel in implementing the London Plan, and the extent of change, to help monitor progress and identify areas where policy changes may need to be considered.

The London Plan sets six strategic objectives to be delivered by its detailed policies. These are that London should be:

- Objective 1- A city that meets the challenges of economic and population growth,
- Objective 2- An internationally competitive and successful city,
- Objective 3- A city of diverse, strong, secure and accessible neighbourhoods,
- Objective 4- A city that delights the senses,
- Objective 5- A city that becomes a world leader in improving the environment,
- Objective 6- A city where it is easy, safe and convenient for everyone to access jobs, opportunities and facilities.

Different KPIs contribute to measuring the performance of the London Plan against these six objectives:

- Objective 1 – KPIs 1,2,4,5,6,12,14
- Objective 2 – KPIs 2,7,8,9,10,12,17,24
- Objective 3 – KPIs 2,5,10,11,12,15
- Objective 4 – KPIs 1,3,15,19,22,23,24
- Objective 5 – KPIs 1,3,18,19,20,21,22,23
- Objective 6 – KPIs 1,13,14,15,16,17

11 of the 24 KPI targets have been met or are heading in the right direction. Table 1.1 provides an overview of the performance of all KPIs. The performance against the individual London Plan Objectives is summarised as follows:

**Objective 1- A city that meets the challenges of economic and population growth**

Net provision of new affordable housing has increased to 7,347 units, 4% more than in 2015/16. In total, over 45,500 dwellings were completed in 2016/17, 7% above the London Plan target. An above-target proportion of new residential developments in London have been built on previously developed land in the last year. 43% of developments fall within the London Plan density matrix range.

**Objective 2 - An internationally competitive and successful city**

At nearly 74%, London’s employment rate has continued to rise since 2009. Over 400,000m² of office floorspace was started in 2016/17, and the office pipeline remains above the benchmark. The rate of loss of industrial land was 72 hectares (ha), 35 ha above the monitoring benchmark.

**Objective 3- A city of diverse, strong, secure and accessible neighbourhoods**

The employment rate gap between the BAME and white population is almost 1% lower than in the previous year, and lone parents claiming income support in London is 1% lower than in England and Wales. Employment in Outer London remains the same as the previous year. The pupil/ teacher ratio across London has dropped slightly. Net affordable housing completions have been significantly below the numeric target with the three-year average affordable homes share down by a further 3%.

**Objective 4- A city that delights the senses**

The proportion of designated heritage assets at risk has increased by one asset. Progress has been made against the 2020 river restoration target, with over 50% already achieved. 13 ha designated open space was lost last year, down by 3 ha on the previous year. In terms of cycling, the mode share has increased by 0.2%. Objective 5- A city that becomes a world leader in improving the environment

Rates for waste recycling have increased slightly on the previous year while waste going to landfill has fallen by nearly 8%. Average carbon dioxide emission savings have exceeded the Building Regulation target. The estimated generation of renewable energy increased by another 4% but is still well below target. There has been a loss of 3 ha of protected habitat based on development approvals, lower than previous year’s figure of 6 ha.

Objective 6- A city where it is easy, safe and convenient for everyone to access jobs, opportunities and facilities

There was a small drop in public transport usage last year with private transport usage up slightly. More than 70% of B1 development occurred in locations with high public transport access levels, well above the target. In terms of the use of London’s waterways, both passenger and freight transport on the Thames were up on the previous year.

Table 1.1 KPI Performance Overview

| KPI Target | Comment | |------------|---------| | 1 | Maintain at least 96 per cent of new residential development to be on previously developed land | + 98% of units approved during 2016/17 on brownfield land | | 2 | Over 95 per cent of development to comply with the housing density location and the density matrix | - Compliance has decreased to 43% | | 3 | No net loss of open space designated for protection in LDFs due to new development | + Loss of 13.9 ha an improvement on the previous years loss of 16 ha. | | 4 | Average completion of a minimum of 42,000 net additional homes per year | + Over 45,500 completions during 2016/17, 3,000 above the London Plan target | | 5 | Completion of 17,000 net additional affordable homes per year | - 7,300 affordable homes completed during 2016/17 | | 6 | Reduction in the difference in life expectancy between those living in the most and least deprived areas of London (split by gender) | n/a Data no longer available | | 7 | Increase in the proportion of working age London residents in employment 2011-2031 | + 0.8% increase on previous year | | 8 | Stock of office permissions to be at least three times the average rate of starts over the previous three years | + Ratio 5.4:1 | | 9 | Release of industrial land to be in line with benchmarks in the Industrial Capacity SPG | - 71.7 ha released (35 Ha higher than the benchmark) | | 10 | Growth in total employment in Outer London | + / - Employment in Outer London remains at 38% | | 11 | Reduce employment rate gap between BAME groups and the white population; and reduce the gap between lone parents on income support in London vs England & Wales average | + The employment rate gap continues to fall and is 0.8% below the previous year. The gap between lone parents on IS in London versus England & Wales falls to 1% | | 12 | Reduce the average class size in primary schools | + Average number of pupils per one teacher class has dropped by 0.2 | | KPI Target | Comment | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13 Use of public transport per head grows faster than use of private car per head | - Public transport use down 4% and private transport use slightly up by 0.4% | | 14 Zero car traffic growth for London as a whole | - Traffic volume up 1.4% | | 15 Increase in share of all trips by bicycle from 2 per cent in 2009 to 5 per cent by 2026 | - 0.2% increase of cycle mode share compared to previous year | | 16 A 50% increase in passengers and freight traffic transported on the Blue Ribbon Network from 2011-2021 | + 3.1% increase in passengers and 9% increase in freight traffic in 2016/17 | | 17 Maintain at least 50 per cent of B1 development in PTAL zones 5-6 | + More than 70% of B1 development in PTAL zones 5-6 | | 18 No net loss of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation. | + Loss of 2.9 ha of SINC. Lower than previous year’s loss of 6 ha | | 19 At least 45 per cent of waste recycled/composted by 2015 and 0 per cent of biodegradable or recyclable waste to landfill by 2026 | - Recycling rate stands at 30% for Local Authority collected waste (LACW) which is a 0.5% increase on the previous year. LACW to landfill fell by 7.8% to 12.5%. | | 20 Annual average % carbon dioxide emissions savings for strategic development proposals progressing towards zero carbon in residential developments by 2016 and in all developments by 2019 | + 35% on-site carbon reduction target exceeded by 0.7% across all applications in 2016. | | 21 Production of 8,550 GWh of energy from renewable sources by 2026 | - 1,048 GWh of renewable energy generated during 2016. | | 22 Increase in total area of green roofs in the CAZ. | n/a No new data available | | 23 Restore 15km of rivers and streams 2009-2015 with an additional 10km by 2020 | + 56% of additional 10km delivered | | 24 Reduction in proportion of designated heritage assets at risk as a % of the total number of designated heritage assets in London. | - The addition of one conservation area at risk. All other designations remain the same. | Chapter 1 - Introduction Scope and Purpose of the AMR

1.1 This is the 14th London Plan Annual Monitoring Report (AMR 14). Section 346 of the Greater London Authority (GLA) Act 1999 places a duty on the Mayor to monitor implementation of his Spatial Development Strategy (the London Plan) and collect data about issues relevant to its preparation, review, alteration, replacement or implementation. The AMR is the central document in the monitoring process and in assessing the effectiveness of the London Plan. It is important for keeping the London Plan under review and as evidence for plan preparation.

1.2 While this is the 14th AMR published by the Mayor of London, it is the seventh that uses the six strategic objectives and the suite of 24 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) introduced in the London Plan published in July 2011. These were slightly modified through the revised Plan published in March 2015. The amended targets are listed below:

- KPI 4 – Target net additional homes figure changed from 32,210 to 42,000
- KPI 5 – Target net additional affordable homes figure changed from 13,200 to 17,000
- KPI 19 – Target date for zero biodegradable and recyclable waste to landfill brought forward from 2031 to 2026
- KPI 21 – Target production figure of 8,550 GWh of energy from renewables included

1.3 The AMR does not attempt to measure and monitor each Plan policy, as this would not recognise the complexity of planning decisions which are based on a range of different policies. It could also be unduly resource intensive and would raise considerable challenges in setting meaningful indicators for which reliable data would be available. However, these indicators together do give a detailed picture of how London is changing, and of the significant contribution the planning system is making to meeting these changes.

1.4 Although the KPIs form the core of the AMR, it should be recognised that a wide range of factors outside the sphere of influence of the London Plan influence the KPIs. The inclusion of additional relevant performance measures and statistics helps to paint a broader picture of London’s performance (see chapter 3). Whilst recognising longer-term trends where available, the focus of the monitoring in this AMR is on the year 2016/17.

1.5 Paragraph 8.18 of the London Plan clarifies that the target for each indicator should be regarded as a benchmark, showing the direction and scale of change. These targets contribute to measuring the performance of the objectives set out in Policy 1.1 and paragraph 1.53 of the London Plan but do not represent additional policy in themselves.

1.6 This report draws on a range of data sources, but the GLA’s London Development Database (LDD) is of central importance (see further details about LDD in the following section). The LDD is a “live” system monitoring planning permissions and completions. It provides good quality, comprehensive data for the GLA, London boroughs and others involved in planning for London. In addition to the LDD, this report draws on details provided by the GLA’s Intelligence Unit, the GLA’s Transport and Environment Team, the GLA’s Housing and Land, Transport for London (TfL), Historic England, the Environment Agency and the Port of London Authority.

The London Development Database

1.7 The London Development Database (LDD) is the key data source for monitoring planning approvals and completions in London. Data is entered by each of the 35 Planning Authorities in London. The Database currently collects data on planning permissions that meet the criteria for submission from approval through to completion or expiry. Its strength lies in the ability to manipulate comparable London-wide data to produce a diverse range of reports. The data can also be exported to GIS systems to give a further level of spatial analysis. The value of the LDD is dependent on the work done by London’s planning authorities in providing the data, and the Mayor would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those concerned in supporting this invaluable resource.

1.8 Work is now well underway on the comprehensive redevelopment of the LDD. Since its creation in 2004 it has been subject to incremental development to keep it up to date with changes in the planning system, but the fundamental design and operation had not changed. Work to update the underlying database to prepare it for the re-write of the web portal used by the London boroughs was completed in 2017, and the new interface is now in development.

1.9 As part of the Smarter London Together roadmap, the GLA’s Chief Digital Officer Theo Blackwell has initiated a London-wide collaboration to streamline how planning data passes through the planning system and ultimately to LDD. As part of the re-write, we are improving the automation of data flows to and from the LDD, and the GLA is working with MHCLG, London’s planning authorities and other partners in the industry to achieve the maximum benefit from this automation. If successful, this project could lead to cost savings for the London boroughs and improve the quality and quantity of data collected. This improved data will provide better intelligence for planners, infrastructure providers and the development industry as well as helping the Mayor to effectively deliver the London Plan. All Londoners will also have access to the data and can benefit from the improved intelligence it offers.

1.10 It is expected that the project will take at least a year to make an impact. Updates will be published as the project develops.

1.11 We will continue to develop the LDD and public access to data in parallel to this project. In the meantime, the LDD public page can be found at https://maps.london.gov.uk/map/?ldd and a map showing the number of permissions by use class (rather than residential units and non-residential floor spaces) is available at http://maps.london.gov.uk/ldd/ or via the In My Area section of the GLA website. Finally, a listing of schemes from the LDD is now available on the London Datastore.

1.12 Any changes to the way data is handled by LDD that affect the data used in future AMRs, whether in response to the planning data project or in preparation for revised KPIs in the London Plan will be clearly stated in future AMRs. Key Performance Indicator 1

Maximise the proportion of development taking place on previously developed land

Target: Maintain at least 96% of new residential development to be on previously developed land

2.1 This KPI looks at the proportion of residential planning permissions granted on previously developed land. The figures in tables 2.1 and 2.2 are shown both by number of units and by site area, although the proportion by number of units is considered to be the key measure. The percentages are arrived at by looking for a net loss of greenfield open space on the permission. The area of greenfield land that is lost is then compared with the proposed residential site area to produce a percentage that is applied to the proposed units. Where both residential and non-residential uses are proposed, the greenfield area is divided proportionately between the two uses.

2.2 98% of units approved during 2016/17 are on brownfield land, 2% above the 96% target.

| Year | % of Development Approved on Previously Developed Land | % of Development Completed on Previously Developed Land | |----------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| | | by units | by site area | by units | by site area | | 2006/07 | 98.6 | 98 | 97.2 | 96.5 | | 2007/08 | 97.3 | 96.7 | 96.6 | 94.8 | | 2008/09 | 98.1 | 96.6 | 98.9 | 98.1 | | 2009/10 | 97.3 | 96.8 | 98.8 | 97.9 | | 2010/11 | 96.8 | 95.3 | 97.1 | 95.7 | | 2011/12 | 99 | 97.4 | 97.6 | 95.0 | | 2012/13 | 98.2 | 97.8 | 95.7 | 95.3 | | 2013/14 | 98.4 | 97.2 | 97 | 96.6 | | 2014/15 | 97.4 | 96.7 | 98.7 | 96.7 | | 2015/16 | 98.7 | 98.6 | 98.1 | 97.2 | | 2016/17 | 98 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 96.6 |

Table 2.2 Development on Brownfield Land by Borough 2016/17

| Borough | % of Dev. Approved by units | % of Dev. Approved by site area | % of Dev. Completed by units | % of Dev. Completed by site area | |----------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------| | Barking and Dagenham | 96.2% | 91.9% | 100% | 100% | | Barnet | 99.7% | 99.7% | 100% | 100% | | Bexley | 99.8% | 99.9% | 100% | 100% | | Brent | 83.3% | 89.4% | 99.6% | 98.5% | | Bromley | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | | Camden | 99.3% | 99.4% | 100% | 100% | | City of London | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | | Croydon | 99.6% | 99.8% | 100% | 100% | | Ealing | 95.5% | 92.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | | Enfield | 97.4% | 98.1% | 98.4% | 95.1% | | Greenwich | 93.4% | 75.8% | 99.3% | 98.4% | | Hackney | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | | Haringey | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.1% | 94.7% | | Harrow | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | | Havering | 98% | 96.1% | 62.5% | 67.8% | | Hillingdon | 100% | 100% | 98.8% | 97.7% | | Hounslow | 96.7% | 96.5% | 80.5% | 76.2% | | Islington | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | | Kensington and Chelsea | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | | Kingston upon Thames | 92.2% | 90.6% | 100% | 100% | | Lambeth | 100% | 99.9% | 96.4% | 97.4% | | Lewisham | 99.7% | 99.3% | 99.9% | 99.9% | | Merton | 99% | 98.9% | 99.7% | 99.4% | | Newham | 98.6% | 99.4% | 100% | 100% | | Redbridge | 99.5% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 98.4% | | Richmond upon Thames | 97.5% | 98% | 100% | 100% | | Southwark | 100% | 99.7% | 98.5% | 98.5% | | Sutton | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | | Tower Hamlets | 99.8% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 99.1% | | Waltham Forest | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | | Wandsworth | 99.8% | 99.8% | 100% | 100% | | Westminster | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | | London | 98% | 97.5% | 98.3% | 96.6% | Key Performance Indicator 2

Optimise the density of residential development

Target: Over 95% of development to comply with the housing density location and the density matrix (London Plan table 3.2)

2.3 Tables 2.3 and 2.4 compare the residential density achieved for each scheme against the density range set out in the Sustainable Residential Quality (SRQ) matrix in the London Plan, taking into account both the site’s Public Transport Access Level (PTAL) and its setting as defined in the 2013 Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment. All units in residential approvals for which a site area could be calculated are included. Density is calculated by dividing the total number of units (gross) by the residential site area. In mixed use schemes, the area allocated to non-residential uses and to open space is subtracted from the total site area to give the residential site area. The percentages are based on total units rather than schemes. The same PTAL is calculated for all units on a site within a permission based on the location provided for the scheme as a whole. This will usually be towards the centre of the site.

2.4 For approvals, compliance during 2016/17 has decreased to 43%. For schemes of 15 units or more, 40% of approved units are in schemes within the range set out in the SRQ matrix.

2.5 Land in London is a scarce resource. It is important that land is used appropriately and that schemes are designed to suit local circumstances and are deliverable.

| Financial year | % of units approvals | Within range | Above range | Below range | |----------------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| | 2006/07 | 39% | 57% | 5% | | 2007/08 | 25% | 71% | 3% | | 2008/09 | 35% | 60% | 5% | | 2009/10 | 36% | 59% | 5% | | 2010/11 | 45% | 52% | 4% | | 2011/12 | 37% | 58% | 4% | | 2012/13 | 45% | 51% | 4% | | 2013/14 | 39% | 55% | 6% | | 2014/15 | 32% | 61% | 7% | | 2015/16 | 52% | 44% | 4% | | 2016/17 | 43% | 51% | 6% |

| Financial year | % of units approvals schemes 15+ | Within range | Above range | Below range | |----------------|----------------------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| | 2006/07 | 40% | 59% | 1% | | 2007/08 | 23% | 76% | 1% | | 2008/09 | 32% | 66% | 2% | | 2009/10 | 35% | 62% | 3% | | 2010/11 | 44% | 54% | 2% | | 2011/12 | 37% | 60% | 3% | | 2012/13 | 46% | 53% | 2% | | 2013/14 | 38% | 58% | 4% | | 2014/15 | 31% | 63% | 5% | | 2015/16 | 53% | 45% | 2% | | 2016/17 | 40% | 58% | 2% | Key Performance Indicator 3

Minimise the loss of Open space

Target: No net loss of open space designated for protection in LDFs due to new development

2.6 The following table monitors planning approvals on protected open space for 2016/17. All data for this KPI is extracted from the LDD. It is important to note that the designation or de-designation of protected open space is not done through the planning permission process, and is therefore not recorded on the LDD. This measure records the approvals that have been given for a building or works that will affect the character of the protected open space. The decision as to whether the completed development warrants the de-designation of the area is a separate one. Re-provision within a planning permission is taken into account when calculating the loss, but positive numbers are only recorded in rare circumstances, meaning a loss is inevitable and therefore no accurate measure of net change can be achieved. The GLA is working with the 35 London Planning Authorities to see if the data for this KPI target can be improved by accurately monitoring change of open space designations in local plans.

2.7 The types of open space protection are Green Belt, Metropolitan Open Land and Local Open Spaces. Any borough specific designations are recorded as Other Designated Protection. These are different from the designations for nature conservation recorded in KPI 18.

2.8 Table 2.5 shows that the overall loss of protected open space approved during 2016/17 was just under 14 hectares. This is 2 hectares less than the previous financial year. 5% (0.634 hectares) of this potential development is in the Green Belt, 12% (1.666 hectares) is on Metropolitan Open Land and 83% (11.583 hectares) is on local open spaces.

2.9 The biggest single potential recorded loss is 3.45 hectares of Local Open Space at the Gaelic Athletic Association Sports Grounds off Avery Hill Road in Greenwich (ref 14/3551). The application was refused by the council on the 17/07/2015 but granted by the Planning Inspectorate on the 26/05/2016. This permission is a departure from the Royal Greenwich Local Plan.

2.10 The next biggest recorded loss is 2.3 hectares of Local Open Space surrounding Wembley Stadium Station in Brent (ref 14/4931). The application was granted by the council on the 23/12/2016.

| Borough Name | Borough Reference | Protection Designation | Area of Open Space (HA) | |--------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| | Barnet | 16/6153/FUL | Green Belt | -0.144 | | Bexley | 16/01251/FULM | Metropolitan Open Land | -1.500 | | Brent | 14/4931 | Local Open Spaces | -2.323 | | Bromley | 16/03073/FULL1 | Green Belt | -0.005 | | Ealing | 161730FUL | Metropolitan Open Land | -0.116 | | Ealing | PP/2015/3238 | Local Open Spaces | -0.882 | | Ealing | PP/2015/3265 | Local Open Spaces | -1.358 | | Ealing | PP/2015/6021 | Green Belt | -0.099 | | Enfield | 15/04983/FUL | Green Belt | -0.061 | | Greenwich | 14/3551 | Local Open Spaces | -3.450 | | Harrow | P/4910/15 | Local Open Spaces | -0.341 | | Hounslow | 00461/A/P1 | Local Open Spaces | -0.701 | | Hounslow | 00519/D/P5 | Local Open Spaces | -1.55 | | Hounslow | 00870/F/P6 | Local Open Spaces | -0.347 | | Hounslow | 01359/F/P7 | Green belt | -0.325 | | Newham | 14/02893 | Local Open Spaces | -0.51 | | Redbridge | 5452/16 | Local Open Spaces | -0.121 | | Total | | | -13.883 | Key Performance Indicator 4

Increase supply of new homes

**Target:** Average completion of a minimum of 42,000 net additional homes per year.

2.11 This target comprises three elements:

- conventional completions of self-contained houses and flats,
- the non-conventional supply of student bedrooms, care homes and non-self-contained accommodation in hostels and houses in multiple occupation
- long-term empty properties (referred to as ‘vacants’) returning to use.

2.12 The first two are monitored using LDD data, the third uses Council Tax data published by MHCLG. The components of the target at planning authority level can be found in Annex 4 of the London Plan. This is the second AMR to monitor the targets introduced in the 2015 London Plan. The number of long-term vacant properties returning to use is calculated using the Government’s housing live table 615, by taking the net change in the number of long term empty properties (longer than 6 months). The data covers the period to October each year so does not align to the reporting period in the AMR, but represents the best source of information available.

2.13 Net conventional completions stand at 41,371, non-conventional completions at 4,375 and long term vacant properties returning to use are -392. The total of 45,505 represents 107% of the 42,388 target in the 2015 London Plan. This is the highest single-year completions total recorded in a London Plan AMR.

2.14 However, there is significant variation in delivery compared to the benchmark between boroughs, with a total of 20 boroughs exceeding their annual benchmark and 13 missing their target. The London Legacy Development Corporation achieved 15% of their target. The London borough of Sutton’s total delivery of 831 homes represents 229% of their benchmark figure of 363 is the highest delivery of all London Boroughs compared to the benchmark. Croydon has achieved 2,854 completions, 199% of their annual target. Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden and Wandsworth also exceeded their target by at least 50%. In numeric terms, the highest delivery was achieved in Tower Hamlets with 5,030 completions representing 128% of their target. Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Havering, Kensington and Chelsea and Kingston upon Thames have all fallen well short of their annual benchmark, achieving less than 50% of their target.

2.15 These are long-term benchmarks and individual years will vary over the development cycle. It is recognised in paragraph 1.1.37 of the Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) that housing supply has the potential to be ‘lumpy’ due to the phasing of key sites.

2.16 Although non-conventionals bedrooms are considered as one unit when measuring against the London Plan housing targets, the Draft London Plan proposes a ratio of 3:1. Table 2.6 Number of Net Housing Completions by Borough 2016/17

| Borough | Net conv | Net non-conv | Vacants\* | Total | London Plan target | % of target | |--------------------------|----------|--------------|----------|-------|--------------------|-------------| | Barking and Dagenham | 595 | -24 | -5 | 566 | 1,236 | 46% | | Barnet | 2,228 | -11 | 52 | 2,269 | 2,349 | 97% | | Bexley | 816 | 0 | -88 | 728 | 446 | 163% | | Brent | 1,364 | 1,494 | 99 | 2,957 | 1,525 | 194% | | Bromley | 914 | 50 | 16 | 980 | 641 | 153% | | Camden | 1,206 | 199 | -28 | 1,377 | 889 | 155% | | City of London | 7 | 0 | -110 | -103 | 141 | -73% | | Croydon | 2,820 | 82 | -48 | 2,854 | 1,435 | 199% | | Ealing | 1,170 | 332 | -106 | 1,396 | 1,297 | 108% | | Enfield | 903 | 106 | 168 | 1,177 | 798 | 147% | | Greenwich | 2,442 | 7 | -137 | 2,312 | 2,685 | 86% | | Hackney | 1,180 | 0 | 121 | 1,301 | 1,599 | 81% | | Hammersmith and F. | 984 | 8 | 52 | 1,044 | 1,031 | 101% | | Haringey | 737 | -31 | 78 | 784 | 1,502 | 52% | | Harrow | 855 | 35 | -22 | 868 | 593 | 113% | | Havering | 602 | -12 | -65 | 525 | 1,170 | 45% | | Hillingdon | 850 | 27 | -89 | 788 | 559 | 141% | | Hounslow | 1,150 | 0 | 62 | 1,212 | 822 | 147% | | Islington | 680 | 900 | -145 | 1,435 | 1,264 | 114% | | Kensington and Chelsea | 194 | -44 | 169 | 319 | 733 | 44% | | Kingston upon Thames | 274 | 40 | -87 | 227 | 643 | 35% | | Lambeth | 1,125 | -12 | 22 | 1,135 | 1,559 | 73% | | Lewisham | 1,579 | 611 | -127 | 2,063 | 1,385 | 149% | | London Legacy DC | 222 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 1,471 | 15% | | Merton | 451 | 14 | -93 | 372 | 411 | 91% | | Newham | 2,347 | 19 | -116 | 2,250 | 1,994 | 113% | | Redbridge | 780 | 9 | -188 | 601 | 1,123 | 54% | | Richmond upon Thames | 474 | -35 | -12 | 427 | 315 | 136% | | Southwark | 2,421 | 271 | -202 | 2,490 | 2,736 | 91% | | Sutton | 652 | 83 | 96 | 831 | 363 | 229% | | Tower Hamlets | 4,865 | 57 | 108 | 5,030 | 3,931 | 128% | | Waltham Forest | 1,033 | -17 | -36 | 980 | 862 | 114% | | Wandsworth | 2,309 | 370 | 88 | 2,767 | 1,812 | 153% | | Westminster | 1,342 | -2 | 181 | 1,521 | 1,068 | 142% | | London | 41,371 | 4,526 | -392 | 45,505| 42,368 | 107% |

- All long term vacants returning to use. Source MHCLG [live table 615](#)

Key Performance Indicator 5

An increased supply of affordable homes

Target: Completion of 17,000 net additional affordable homes per year

2.17 This KPI measures the completion of affordable units as granted in planning permissions recorded on the London Development Database (LDD). It is a net figure for conventional completions of new homes, with unit losses deducted from the total. The tenure of the completed units is as set out in the s106 legal agreement. It does not attempt to measure acquisitions of units by Housing Associations or transfers of stock post completion.

2.18 Table 2.7 shows that during 2016/17 a net total of 7,347 affordable units were completed. This represents an increase of nearly 400 units compared to the previous year’s figure of 6,982.

2.19 In percentage terms, the share of affordable housing has fallen from 20% to 18% of net housing supply.

2.20 Net affordable housing output can vary considerably from year to year, particularly at a local level. Therefore it is more meaningful to measure individual borough delivery against a longer term average. Table 2.6 therefore shows average affordable housing output as a proportion of overall conventional housing provision over a three year period. Between 2014/15 and 2016/17 affordable housing output averaged 21% of total provision.

2.21 Figure 2.1 shows the three-year average performance of individual boroughs relative to the London-wide average of 21%. Over the three years, Waltham Forest has reported the highest share of affordable housing with a average of 47% of their delivery being affordable.

2.22 The proportion of overall affordable housing is also impacted by the increase in units being delivered through permitted development rights, which are not subject to affordable housing policies (see table 3.36). | Borough | Total Net Conventional Affordable Completions | Affordable as % of Total Net Conventional Supply | |-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| | | 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Total | 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 All Years | | Barking and Dagenham | 14 325 175 514 | 3% 41% 29% 27% | | Barnet | 344 205 470 1,019 | 24% 12% 21% 19% | | Bexley | 265 -148 180 297 | 33% -136% 22% 17% | | Brent | 706 52 281 1,039 | 44% 5% 21% 26% | | Bromley | -62 10 47 -5 | -14% 1% 5% -0% | | Camden | 82 182 141 385 | 12% 19% 12% 14% | | City of London | 0 0 0 0 | 0% 0% 0% 0% | | Croydon | 638 383 331 1,352 | 42% 19% 12% 21% | | Ealing | 75 236 287 598 | 9% 22% 25% 19% | | Enfield | 102 52 302 456 | 25% 8% 33% 23% | | Greenwich | 298 820 403 1,521 | 18% 35% 17% 24% | | Hackney | 232 246 232 710 | 18% 17% 19% 18% | | Hammersmith & Fulham | 173 35 109 317 | 20% 9% 11% 14% | | Haringey | 361 82 148 571 | 57% 10% 20% 29% | | Harrow | 96 -94 3 5 | 23% -10% 0% 0% | | Havering | 394 601 67 1,062 | 53% 36% 11% 35% | | Hillingdon | 86 118 59 263 | 12% 13% 7% 11% | | Hounslow | 449 172 258 879 | 41% 22% 22% 29% | | Islington | 223 222 99 544 | 25% 21% 15% 21% | | Kensington & Chelsea | 53 67 23 143 | 7% 20% 12% 11% | | Kingston upon Thames | 132 -7 15 140 | 25% -2% 5% 13% | | Lambeth | 358 138 192 688 | 25% 10% 17% 18% | | Lewisham | 418 237 303 958 | 29% 15% 19% 21% | | Merton | 91 77 74 242 | 19% 12% 16% 16% | | Newham | 625 423 365 1,413 | 31% 29% 14% 24% | | Redbridge | -20 98 77 155 | -12% 19% 10% 11% | | Richmond upon Thames | 5 99 41 145 | 1% 18% 9% 10% | | Southwark | 109 120 552 781 | 9% 9% 23% 16% | | Sutton | 180 9 10 199 | 38% 2% 2% 13% | | Tower Hamlets | 723 886 1,262 2,871 | 31% 36% 26% 30% | | Waltham Forest | 281 670 307 1,258 | 40% 69% 30% 47% | | Wandsworth | 144 519 378 1,041 | 15% 18% 16% 17% | | Westminster | 48 180 156 384 | 7% 20% 12% 13% | | London | 7,603 6,895 7,347 21,945 | 25% 20% 18% 21% | Over the last 3 years 21% of conventional supply has been affordable

Tower Hamlets has averaged 47% affordable supply over the last three years

Figure 2.1 Affordable Housing - Three Year Average Performance by Borough Key Performance Indicator 6 Reducing health inequalities

Target: Reduction in the difference in life expectancy between those living in the most and least deprived areas of London (shown separately for men and women)

2.23 The figures for this KPI target were in the past calculated by the GLA using ONS mortality data and ONS mid-year estimates. However, after 2013 ONS stopped publishing the mortality data, meaning life expectancy can no longer be calculated. Alternative data sources are not available. Therefore, this KPI target can currently not be monitored.

Key Performance Indicator 7 Sustaining economic activity

Target: Increase in the proportion of working age London residents in employment 2011–2031

2.24 Table 2.8 shows that during 2016 London saw its employment rate rise to 73.7%, up 0.8% points on the previous year. The employment rate for both London and the UK has risen year-on-year following a downturn between 2009 and 2011. This has taken London’s employment rate to its highest annual average level at any time since records began for London in 1992.

2.25 London has traditionally had an employment rate below the national average, however the gap has closed significantly in recent years and now sits at just 0.1% points.

2.26 The data in table 2.8 includes further revisions made by ONS in 2017. The data has been re-weighted in line with the latest ONS estimates, which provides more accurate population information than was previously available.

| Year | London Working-Age Residents in Employment | London Residents of Working Age | London | UK | Difference | |------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|----|------------| | 2004 | 3,433,700 | 5,039,000 | 68.1 | 72.5| -4.4 | | 2005 | 3,476,500 | 5,112,400 | 68.0 | 72.5| -4.5 | | 2006 | 3,528,500 | 5,183,500 | 68.1 | 72.4| -4.3 | | 2007 | 3,608,400 | 5,262,000 | 68.6 | 72.4| -3.8 | | 2008 | 3,699,400 | 5,351,500 | 69.1 | 72.1| -3.0 | | 2009 | 3,695,600 | 5,443,400 | 67.9 | 70.6| -2.7 | | 2010 | 3,719,200 | 5,524,000 | 67.3 | 70.1| -2.8 | | 2011 | 3,787,900 | 5,630,500 | 67.3 | 69.8| -2.5 | | 2012 | 3,867,000 | 5,669,800 | 68.2 | 70.5| -2.3 | | 2013 | 3,978,000 | 5,722,000 | 69.5 | 71.2| -1.7 | | 2014 | 4,128,300 | 5,788,300 | 71.3 | 72.2| -0.9 | | 2015 | 4,281,900 | 5,872,700 | 72.9 | 73.4| -0.5 | | 2016 | 4,410,800 | 5,982,700 | 73.7 | 73.8| -0.1 |

Source: Annual Population Survey - includes self-employment. Key Performance Indicator 8

Ensure that there is sufficient development capacity in the office market

Target: Stock of office planning permissions should be at least three times the average rate of starts over the previous three years.

The ratio

2.27 In this edition of AMR, we continue to use data from both EGi London Offices and the London Development Database (LDD). According to the EGi data, the ratio of permissions to average three years starts at end-2017 was comfortably ahead of the benchmark target at 5.4:1 (Table 2.9). This is a slight increase on 2016, albeit broadly comparable with each year 2014-2016.

2.28 The ratio rose dramatically in 2009-2011, largely in response to the Global Financial Crisis (when a large number of scheme starts can be assumed to have been delayed); and has since steadily fallen to its current level. In the most recent set of comparable figures for the two databases, for 2016, the ratio of permissions to starts was 4.9:1 according to EGi and 3.6:1 according to LDD.

Table 2.9 Ratio of Planning Permissions to Three Year Average Starts in Central London

| Year | EGi | LDD | |------|-------|-------| | 2004 | 11.9:1| 6.4:1 | | 2005 | 8.1:1 | 7.4:1 | | 2006 | 8.3:1 | 8.7:1 | | 2007 | 6.3:1 | 4.7:1 | | 2008 | 7.5:1 | 4.1:1 | | 2009 | 10.0:1| 7.0:1 | | 2010 | 13.0:1| 11.6:1| | 2011 | 13.5:1| 8.0:1 | | 2012 | 8.3:1 | 3.9:1 | | 2013 | 7.1:1 | 4.5:1 | | 2014 | 5.9:1 | 3.2:1 | | 2015 | 6.0:1 | 3.8:12| | 2016 | 4.9:1 | 3.6:1 | | 2017 | 5.4:1 | n/a |

Central London is defined here as Camden, City of London, City of Westminster, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Wandsworth.

2.29 The LDD ratio also remains above the benchmark target. Having risen sharply in the years immediately following the Global Financial Crisis (mirroring the EGi data), the ratio has fallen steadily since to below 4:1. The ratio has remained within a relatively tight band (3.2 to 4.5) for five successive years and at a similar level to its level before the Financial Crisis.

2.30 Final permissions and starts data from LDD for 2017 are not yet available, hence the absence of a ratio for that year. In addition to different handling of starts on some schemes, variation in the ratios can be accounted for by the different definitions used in the datasets. It is known that the EGi database provides a more comprehensive coverage than LDD and, in particular, contains a much greater amount of data on the refurbishment market – around 13% of development activity is refurbishment.

Starts and permissions

2.31 Based on EGi data, Figure 2 shows that 2017 saw gross starts of 446,159 sq m. This figure is close to that of 2014 (488,561 sq m) which was followed by two well-above average years.

1 EGi data for permissions are based on planning committee decisions which are a precursor to discussion on the content of S106 agreements, whereas LDD waits for a decision letter to be issued which does not happen until the legal agreement has been signed. LDD data has a minimum threshold of 1,000 sq m gross, whereas the threshold in EGi data is 500 sq m gross. LDD data excludes refurbishments where the existing building is already in office use, which are included by EGi. In addition EGi data for starts are based on observed construction of new or refurbished space, whereas LDD records whether work is started in a legal sense, so can include demolition works as starts where these, in effect, activate the permission. Over the period 2004-2016 LDD office floorspace permissions average approximately 40% of those covered by EGi. The LDD figure provides a useful measure of the store of permissions available to facilitate the immediate responsiveness of developers to changes in demand, whereas the EGi figure gives a broader measure of activity by developers in the office market (accepting that some of the permissions in that dataset may never come to fruition).

2 All figures cited are sq m net internal area. 2.32 The 2017 figure is relatively close to the ten-year average of 506,199 sq m. When compared to the very long term, it is lower than the 1985-2017 average of 587,858 sq m. The three-year average for starts over the period 2015-2017 is 706,190 sq m, which ranks as the second-highest (2014-16 = 720,324 sq m) three year average since 2002.

2.33 There were seven starts on schemes of 20,000 sq m or more. These include The Boulevard at King’s Cross, N1 (60,910 sq m); 100 Liverpool Street, EC2 (40,360 sq m); 2 Arundel Street, WC2 (37,090 sq m); 135 Bishopsgate, EC2 (29,614); 245 Hammersmith Road, W6 (25,107); 80 Charlotte Street, W1 (22,297) and The Stage in Hearn Street, EC2 (20,848). There were only a further five schemes started of between 10,000 sq m and 20,000 sq m.

2.34 Significantly, much of this space is pre-let: the King’s Cross scheme is Google’s new HQ; half of 100 Liverpool Street is under offer to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Group; Charlotte Street has been pre-let to Boston Consulting Group and Arup, and Hearn Street has been fully pre-let to WeWork.

2.35 Unimplemented office permissions at year end 2017 totalled 3,833,215 sq m according to the EGi data (compared to 3,517,880 sq m at the end of 2016). The 2017 figure compares to a ten-year average of 3,780,000 sq m.

2.36 As has been the case for several years, large permissions are dominated by activity in Docklands: within a total of seven proposals of more than 100,000 sq m, three are in E14. These schemes include Wood Wharf, Preston’s Road (267,372 sq m); North Quay, Aspen Way (222,036 sq m) and Riverside South, Westferry (185,283 sq m). All three of these schemes appeared in the 2015 and 2016 versions of this report.

2.37 The other schemes over 100,000 sq m are largely unchanged: Battersea Power Station, SW8 (157,777 sq m); 1 Undershaft, EC3 (105,550 sq m); 40 Leadenhall, EC3 (105,033 sq m) and Pancras Road, N1 (101,948 sq m). These eight schemes together account for almost 30% of the consented space at the end of 2017.

Office Market Overview

2.38 The Central London market had a mixed 2016, with take-up somewhat below the long-run average, and lower than 2014 or 2015. Most commentators interpreted the lower take-up in terms of occupiers exercising caution around the EU referendum. The subdued market continued in 2017, but became more active as the year unfolded, with the year-end figure exceeding both 2016 and long-term averages at between c130,000 sq m and 140,000 sq m (depending on the source). The latter part of the year was particularly active, with at least seven deals over 10,000 sq m in the final quarter. Significantly, 10% of the annual take-up was accounted for by one company: WeWork.

2.39 Just over one-third of take-up (37%) was by business services firms; 20% by creative businesses and 15% by banking and finance. The City and West End saw c510,000 sq m and c445,000 sq m of take-up, respectively; Midtown and South bank saw 130,000 sq m and c100,000 sq m; while Docklands saw just 37,000 sq m.3

2.40 Given the healthy take-up, it is little surprise that availability fell during the latter part of 2017. In Q4 2017, Central London availability fell to 1.27m sq m; down from 1.34m sq m in Q4 2016, and below the ten-year average of 1.49m sq m. The overall vacancy rate stood at 4.7% at the end of 2017; which ranged from 2.8% in the Southbank, to 3.7% in the West End, to 5.8% in the City and to 8.0% in Docklands. Despite the uptick in activity in the final quarter, the overall year-end vacancy rate of 4.7% compared with 4.1% at the same time in 2016. The rise in vacancy was almost entirely due to second

3 CBRE (2018) Central London Office Marketview Q4 2017 hand space coming onto the market. Availability of new space fell across all sub-markets during 2017, by 25% overall.

2.41 There is 530,000 sq m of new development and refurbishment in the Central London pipeline due to complete before the end of 2018. The pipeline rises significantly in 2019 and 2020 before falling back in 2021 and 2022. If demand is maintained at recent levels, the market is potentially moving into a supply-constrained phase.

2.42 Over half of the space in the 2018 completion pipeline is pre-let or under offer. The fifteen largest pre-lets of 2017 are shown in Figure 3. It can be seen that four of the top ten were by WeWork; management consultants Boston Consulting and McKinsey both re-committed to London, and that German bank Deutsche was the largest pre-let.

Figure 2.3 Largest pre-lets in Central London during 2017

| Address | Post code | Deal date | Net sq m | Occupier | |------------------|-----------|-----------|----------|-------------------------------| | Moorfields | EC2Y 9DP | 01/06/2017| 43,570 | Deutsche Bank | | York Road | SE1 7HA | 01/06/2017| 26,332 | WeWork | | Bishopsgate | EC3A 7BH | 01/02/2017| 23,831 | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer| | Hearn Street | EC2A 3LP | 01/11/2017| 16,498 | WeWork | | Shad Thames | WC2H 8AD | 01/06/2017| 13,096 | WeWork | | Charlotte Street | W1T 4GP | 01/02/2017| 12,412 | Arup Group Limited | | Charlotte Street | W1T 4GP | 01/09/2017| 11,473 | Boston Consulting Group | | Poultry | EC2R 8JG | 01/12/2017| 10,708 | WeWork | | Old Street | EC1V 9HQ | 01/12/2017| 9,271 | Turner Broadcasting International | | New Oxford Street| WC1A 1BA | 01/01/2017| 9,011 | McKinsey & Company | | Planton Road | SW8 5BL | 01/12/2017| 7,748 | Penguin Random House | | Old Bailey | EC4M 7AN | 01/09/2017| 6,040 | Metro Bank | | New Oxford Street| WC1A 1NU | 01/01/2017| 5,621 | COS Stores GB | | Old Bailey | EC4M 7AN | 01/02/2017| 5,341 | Withers |

2.43 There are three important trends worth highlighting in this overview.

2.44 Growth of technology sector London is emerging as Europe’s tech capital. The tech sector continued its growth in the London occupational market during 2017; accounting for one-fifth of all take-up.

2.45 According to London & Partners⁴, venture capital investment into the UK’s tech sector reached an all-time high in 2017, attracting £2.99bn; almost double the total amount invested in 2016 (£1.63bn). London’s tech firms raised a record £2.45bn (80% of the 2017 national total). The data also show that the UK and London remain the favourite destination in Europe for tech investors. UK firms attracted almost four times more funding in 2017 than Germany (£694m) and more than France, Ireland and Sweden combined. London tech firms also raised significantly more venture capital investment than any other European city, including Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris.

2.46 It is critical for London to consolidate its role as the ‘Tech capital of Europe’. Even without uncertainties from Brexit, financial services growth has been structurally weak for a number of years, and tech industries have potential to drive growth.

2.47 The flexible space market continues to develop and expand. Over the course of 2014, 2015 and 2016, take-up by the sector ranged between 8% and 10% of the total. In 2017 this jumped to 20% (or c215,000 sq m). This jump in take-up was underpinned by WeWork, which leased 158,000 sq m of space and is now London’s largest private sector occupier.

2.48 While there will, no doubt be some consolidation in the sector, it seems that flexible space is now a permanent and established property sub-sector. Currently, the sector accounts for approaching 700,000 sq m across London, or around 2.5% of total stock. This could easily double in the medium-term.

2.49 Flexible space providers have, historically, catered mainly for small and very small occupiers. However, they are increasingly competing in the traditional leasehold market, particularly for units of less than c1,000 sq m. New lease accounting rules, which determine that leaseholds must be held on balance sheets, will encourage this trend. This will push the 4% share of stock, cited above, significantly higher.

⁴ http://www.londonandpartners.com/media-centre/press-releases/2017/20180105-2017-record-year-for-london-and-uk-tech-investment 2.50 The loss of office stock to residential conversion under Permitted Development Rights (PDR) continued into 2017. According to data in the London Development Database from 1 May 2013 to 31 March 2017, across London over 876,000 sq m of office space had been lost, and that unimplemented prior approvals (excluding those which have lapsed) amounted to 1.0 million sq m; giving a total potential loss of nearly 1.7 million sq m. The overall completion rate in terms of office floorspace lost in prior approvals has also increased, from around 20% at the end of March 2016 to 40% at the end of March 2017.

2.51 Concern that PDR was leading to the loss of usable, lower specification, lower cost stock, typically occupied by smaller businesses, was raised in the previous two AMRs. Particularly in those central area fringe locations lying just beyond the CAZ, office stock is under intense pressure for conversion to residential use. Alongside evidence that occupied buildings are being converted, and that supply constraints are a potential issue, our concern over the negative impact of PDR remains.

2.52 Selected areas in London are currently exempted from office-to-residential PDR in recognition of their role as nationally significant office locations, including the Central Activities Zone (CAZ), Northern Isle of Dogs, Tech City, The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and the Royal Docks Enterprise Zones. These exemptions are due to expire in May 2019. It is critical that the contributions to the London and national economy of these nationally significant agglomerations of office functions are safeguarded. It is imperative therefore that the relevant boroughs introduce Article 4 Directions to remove office-to-residential PDR after the exemptions expire. The Mayor has issued strategic evidence to support these Directions.

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5 Measured here as office floorspace lost in prior approval completions since 1 May 2013 as a percentage of office floorspace lost in all prior approvals (completions and the planning pipeline).

6 Mayor of London (2018) Strategic Evidence to Support London Borough Article 4 Directions in London’s Nationally Significant Office Locations GLA, February 2018

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Key Performance Indicator 9

Ensure that there is sufficient employment land available

Target: Release of industrial land to be in line with benchmarks in the Industrial Capacity SPG

2.53 Table 2.10 shows an estimated total of 71.7 hectares of industrial land release recorded in planning approvals in 2016/17. Over 38 per cent of the area approved for transfer to other uses was in East London and a further 26 per cent in South London. Tower Hamlets alone accounted for almost a fifth of the land area transferred in all approvals. The largest individual site transfers of industrial land include:

- Phases 1 & 2 Former Felnex Trading Estate, Hackbridge in Sutton (7.7 hectares)
- Former Westferry Printworks, 235 Westferry Road in Tower Hamlets (6.4 hectares)
- The Printworks (Former Harmsworth Quays Printworks), Surrey Quays Road in Southwark (5.3 hectares)
- Land at Lionel Road, South Brentford in Hounslow (3.4 hectares)
- Hercules Wharf, Castle Wharf and Union Wharf, Orchard Place in Tower Hamlets (2.6 hectares).

2.54 Approximately 97 per cent of the approvals involved transfers of less than one hectare of industrial land.

2.55 The SPG benchmark was exceeded in all London’s sub-regions, by the greatest proportion in Central and South London (more than four times the benchmark in both sub regions).

2.56 However, the amount of industrial land released in 2016/17 planning approvals was still lower than the five year average releases across London over the period 2001-2015/16. Please note that the figures in table 2.10 include planning approvals that involve the loss of industrial or warehousing uses and do not include the transfer of other types of uses to industrial related ones so these figures could be overstating the loss of employment land. Table 2.10 Industrial Land Release (hectares) in Planning Approvals 2001-2016/17

| Sub-region | Annual average release | Release in planning approvals | London Plan/SPG annual benchmark 2011-2031 | |------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | | 2001-2006 | 2006-2011 | 2011/12-2015/16 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | | Central | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 2.3 | | East | 57 | 54 | 30 | 29.4 | 25.7 | 27.5 | 19.4 | | North | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 3.4 | | South | 11 | 4 | 12 | 12.3 | 6.3 | 18.4 | 4.4 | | West | 10 | 18 | 23 | 36.3 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 7.2 | | London | 86 | 83 | 78 | 96.6 | 40.9 | 71.7 | 36.7 |

Source: LDD, London Plan (March 2016) and SPG Land for Industry and Transport.

Key Performance Indicator 10

Employment in Outer London

Target: Growth in total Employment in Outer London

2.57 Table 2.11 shows the total number of jobs, including self-employed, from 2004 to 2016, in London. The proportion of jobs in the Outer London boroughs has remained at 38% over the last two years. Since 2011 there has been a strong recovery, with jobs in outer London increasing by 244,000 (+12.7%). However, this represents a weaker rise than in inner London (18.3%) and London overall (16.1%). Please note that the figures for previous years have been updated after the ONS upwardly revised its London Workforce Jobs series to incorporate employment in a broader set of businesses.

2.58 In 17 of the 19 Outer London boroughs the number of jobs has grown since 2004. However, there is significant variation between individual boroughs and the growth in jobs has not been as large as in London overall.

Table 2.11 Number (000s) and Percentage of Jobs in Outer London, 2004-2016

| Year | Outer London | London | % in Outer London | |------|--------------|--------|-------------------| | 2004 | 1927 | 4578 | 42% | | 2005 | 1942 | 4682 | 41% | | 2006 | 1969 | 4732 | 42% | | 2007 | 1955 | 4788 | 41% | | 2008 | 1993 | 4928 | 40% | | 2009 | 1924 | 4823 | 40% | | 2010 | 1931 | 4815 | 40% | | 2011 | 1918 | 4895 | 39% | | 2012 | 2000 | 5092 | 39% | | 2013 | 2044 | 5242 | 39% | | 2014 | 2112 | 5467 | 39% | | 2015 | 2129 | 5581 | 38% | | 2016 | 2162 | 5683 | 38% |

Source: GLA London Jobs series 2017

7 See Revisions to workforce jobs - Office for National Statistics and London labour market projections 2017 for an explanation of the methodology. A breakdown of the data is available for download on the London Datastore. Key Performance Indicator 11

Increased employment opportunities for those suffering from disadvantage in the Employment market

Target: Reduce the employment rate gap between Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups and the white population and reduce the gap between lone parents on income support in London vs the average for England & Wales

2.59 Table 2.12 shows that employment rates for both white and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups continue to increase. The gap between employment rates for white vs BAME Londoners has broadly followed a downward trend. Over the last ten years the gap has reduced by 3.5% points and is now at 12.4%. This is the lowest gap on record and 0.8% below the previous year’s gap. The data in Table 2.14 includes further revisions made by ONS in 2017. The data has been re-weighted in line with the latest ONS estimates, which provides more accurate population information than was previously available.

2.60 Table 2.13 shows that since 2014 lone parents in London have been less likely to be claiming income support than the national average. In 2017 lone parents in London were 1% point less likely to be claiming income support than the national average, compared to 2% points less likely in 2016. In contrast, lone parents were 9 percentage points more likely to be claiming income support than the national average in 2006.

2.61 Please note that table 2.13 is not consistent with the respective table in last year’s AMR. This is due to an error in reporting which has since been amended. It should also be noted that since the introduction of the Employment Support allowance (ESA) in 2008, lone parents with health issues who were previously claiming income support, now claim ESA. This has to be considered when comparing different years for the ‘Lone Parents on Income Support’ series. However, it does not affect the comparison of data between London and England and Wales in one particular year.

Source: Table 2.12 Annual Population Survey Note that due to changes in the ethnicity questions on the Annual Population Survey during 2011 these estimates cannot be reliably viewed as a time series. They can, however, be used to estimate the relative levels of economic activity of different ethnic groups.

Table 2.12 Employment Rates for White and BAME Groups, Aged 16-64, by Calendar Year

| Year | All Persons | White Groups | BAME Groups | Employment rate gap White/ BAME | |------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------------------------| | | In Employment | Rate % | In Employment | Rate % | In Employment | Rate % | | | 2004 | 3,433,700 | 68.1 | 2,518,200 | 73.4 | 907,600 | 56.8 | 16.6 | | 2005 | 3,476,500 | 68.0 | 2,502,400 | 73.4 | 968,600 | 57.1 | 16.3 | | 2006 | 3,528,500 | 68.1 | 2,489,900 | 73.6 | 1,031,200 | 57.7 | 15.9 | | 2007 | 3,608,400 | 68.6 | 2,495,600 | 73.7 | 1,108,800 | 59.4 | 14.3 | | 2008 | 3,699,400 | 69.1 | 2,554,500 | 74.4 | 1,140,700 | 59.6 | 14.8 | | 2009 | 3,695,600 | 67.9 | 2,566,600 | 73.6 | 1,122,500 | 57.7 | 15.9 | | 2010 | 3,719,200 | 67.3 | 2,507,600 | 72.3 | 1,204,100 | 57.7 | 13.4 | | 2011 | 3,787,900 | 67.3 | 2,512,900 | 73.0 | 1,268,600 | 58.2 | 14.8 | | 2012 | 3,867,000 | 68.2 | 2,554,500 | 73.7 | 1,308,800 | 59.6 | 14.1 | | 2013 | 3,978,000 | 69.5 | 2,628,300 | 75.0 | 1,346,100 | 60.8 | 14.2 | | 2014 | 4,128,300 | 71.3 | 2,712,400 | 76.8 | 1,408,000 | 62.7 | 14.1 | | 2015 | 4,281,900 | 72.9 | 2,740,100 | 78.2 | 1,532,500 | 65.0 | 13.2 | | 2016 | 4,410,600 | 73.7 | 2,816,600 | 78.7 | 1,588,100 | 66.3 | 12.4 |

Table 2.13 Lone parents on income support in London vs England & Wales

| Annual Report | London | England and Wales | |---------------|--------|-------------------| | | Lone Parent families on IS | as % of lone parent families# | Lone Parent Families on IS | as % of Lone Parent families# | Difference | | 2006 | 162,770 | 46 | 709,370 | 37 | 9 | | 2007 | 160,450 | 45 | 702,580 | 36 | 9 | | 2008 | 152,520 | 40 | 679,150 | 34 | 5 | | 2009 | 141,720 | 37 | 662,660 | 33 | 4 | | 2010 | 129,100 | 33 | 624,330 | 30 | 3 | | 2011 | 109,200 | 28 | 547,600 | 27 | 1 | | 2012 | 102,590 | 27 | 531,020 | 25 | 2 | | 2013 | 83,050 | 23 | 459,910 | 22 | 1 | | 2014 | 73,300 | 20 | 436,730 | 21 | -1 | | 2015 | 66,440 | 17 | 406,630 | 20 | -3 | | 2016 | 62,450 | 18 | 383,710 | 20 | -2 | | 2017 | 56,150 | 18 | 356,170 | 19 | -1 | Key Performance Indicator 12

Improving the provision of social infrastructure and related services

Target: Reduce the average class sizes in primary schools

2.62 Between 2009 and 2017 the average class size(^8) across London increased slightly by 2.1 pupils. Over this period 23 London boroughs recorded an increase in the average number of pupils per class and 10 recorded a decrease. After remaining stable for 3 years at 27.8 the London average has continued to drop over the last two years to 27.5 pupils per class. However it is unclear whether this decrease will continue and class sizes will continued to be monitored closely. An accurate figure for the City of London has not been available for the last couple of years. Therefore the following analysis focuses on the other 32 London Boroughs.

2.63 The City of London figures for the past couple of years have highlighted problems with the data collection method utilised by the Department of Education (DfE). The collection of this data occurs at a time specified by the DfE. It can therefore happen whilst the majority of students are being taught in multiple teacher classes e.g. gym class

2.64 The main drivers of changing class sizes in London is demographic including migration out of London to other parts of the UK as well as challenges in recruiting and retaining teachers. Updated Pupil Demand projections have been published for the decade ahead to 2017/18(^9). The building of new schools is likely to need to continue as the population continues to grow. Between January 2016 and January 2017, there was a net increase of 8 primary schools in London(^10).

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(^8) One teacher classes in state funded primary schools

(^9) [https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/pan-london-school-place-demand](https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/pan-london-school-place-demand)

(^10) Department for Education [https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017) Key Performance Indicator 13

Achieve a reduced reliance on the private car and a more sustainable modal split for journeys

**Target:** Use of public transport per head grows faster than use of the private car per head

2.65 Since 2001, use of public transport per head has grown by over 32%, although there was a decrease of 4% in the latest year. Private transport use per head has decreased by almost 23% since 2001, although there was a slight increase of 0.4% in the latest year.

2.66 The indices in Table 2.15 are derived from the time series of journey stages per head compiled for the *Travel in London Report 10* (TfL City Planning December 2017). This includes all travel to, from or within Greater London, including travel by commuters and visitors.

2.67 Total daily journey stages in 2016 were 31.7 million, a slight increase of 0.2% on 2015, and 6.2 million higher than in 2001.

| Year | Public transport index | Private transport index | |------|------------------------|-------------------------| | 2001 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | 2002 | 103.1 | 99.5 | | 2003 | 108.0 | 97.0 | | 2004 | 113.8 | 95.1 | | 2005 | 112.0 | 92.9 | | 2006 | 114.7 | 92.1 | | 2007 | 124.3 | 89.0 | | 2008 | 128.1 | 86.7 | | 2009 | 127.5 | 86.1 | | 2010 | 127.7 | 83.6 | | 2011 | 130.7 | 81.7 | | 2012 | 132.7 | 80.5 | | 2013 | 134.2 | 78.8 | | 2014 | 136.7 | 78.5 | | 2015 | 136.7 | 76.7 | | 2016 | 132.4 | 77.1 |

Source: Transport for London (TfL) City Planning, Strategic Analysis Key Performance Indicator 14

Achieve a reduced reliance on the private car and a more sustainable modal split for journeys

Target: Zero car traffic growth for London as a whole

2.68 Table 2.16 shows that road traffic volumes across London are down by 8% on 2001 levels (16% Inner London and 4% Outer London). In the last year traffic volumes for London as a whole have increased by 1.4%, with increases in both Inner (0.8%) and Outer London (1.8%).

| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| | All roads: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Greater London | 32.26 | 32.14 | 31.95 | 31.60 | 31.38 | 31.49 | 31.16 | 30.27 | 30.07 | 29.70 | 29.11 | 28.90 | 28.82 | 29.33 | 29.23 | 29.69 | | Inner London (excl. City and Westminster) | 8.98 | 8.90 | 8.84 | 8.66 | 8.51 | 8.52 | 8.58 | 8.29 | 8.19 | 8.05 | 7.82 | 7.57 | 7.42 | 7.52 | 7.50 | 7.57 | | Outer London | 22.04 | 22.03 | 21.93 | 21.73 | 21.66 | 21.76 | 21.43 | 20.90 | 20.83 | 20.63 | 20.28 | 20.35 | 20.43 | 20.81 | 20.72 | 21.11 | | All roads index (2001=100) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Greater London | 100.0 | 99.6 | 99.0 | 98.0 | 97.3 | 97.6 | 96.6 | 93.8 | 93.2 | 92.1 | 90.2 | 89.6 | 89.3 | 90.9 | 90.6 | 92.0 | | Inner London (excl. City and Westminster) | 100.0 | 99.1 | 98.4 | 96.4 | 94.8 | 94.9 | 95.5 | 92.3 | 91.2 | 89.6 | 87.1 | 84.3 | 82.6 | 83.7 | 83.5 | 84.3 | | Outer London | 100.0 | 99.9 | 99.5 | 98.6 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 97.2 | 94.8 | 94.5 | 93.6 | 92.0 | 92.3 | 92.7 | 94.4 | 94.0 | 95.8 |

Source: TfL City Planning, Travel in London Report 10, section 3.14 Key Performance Indicator 15

Achieve a reduced reliance on the private car and a more sustainable modal split for journeys

Target: Increase the share of all trips by bicycle from 2% in 2009 to 5% by 2026

2.69 Table 2.17 shows that in 2016 there were 730,000 cycle journey stages in London on an average day, which is nearly a 9% increase on 2015. Since 2009 there has been a 43% increase in cycle stages equivalent to a 0.5% increase in the share of all trips by bicycle.

| Year | Daily Cycle stages (millions) | Cycle mode share (percentage) | |------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| | 2001 | 0.32 | 1.2 | | 2002 | 0.32 | 1.2 | | 2003 | 0.37 | 1.4 | | 2004 | 0.38 | 1.4 | | 2005 | 0.42 | 1.6 | | 2006 | 0.47 | 1.7 | | 2007 | 0.47 | 1.6 | | 2008 | 0.49 | 1.7 | | 2009 | 0.51 | 1.8 | | 2010 | 0.54 | 1.9 | | 2011 | 0.57 | 1.9 | | 2012 | 0.58 | 1.9 | | 2013 | 0.59 | 1.9 | | 2014 | 0.65 | 2.1 | | 2015 | 0.67 | 2.1 | | 2016 | 0.73 | 2.3 |

Source: TfL City Planning, Travel in London Report 10, tables 2.4 and 3.3. A cycle trip is defined as a one-way movement to achieve a specific purpose that is conducted entirely by bike. A cycle journey stage includes these trips, but also shorter cycle legs undertaken as part of a longer trip using another mode – for example, cycling to a station to catch a train. Cycle journey stages therefore give a best indication of total cycling activity.

Key Performance Indicator 16

Achieve a reduced reliance on the private car and a more sustainable modal split for journeys

Target: A 50% increase in passengers and freight transported on the Blue Ribbon Network from 2011-2021

2.70 Table 2.18 includes figures for passenger journeys on all river boat services on the Thames – River Bus, River Tours, Charter Services and also Woolwich Ferry passengers. Woolwich Ferry passenger numbers were only included in the count from 2006/2007. This partly explains the large 122% increase on 2005/2006 figures. From 2013/14 onwards a new passenger counting system linked to the Automatic Identification System (AIS) on-board vessels has been used to give a clearer reflection of the total number of passenger journeys on the Thames. This partly explains the 34% increase from 2012/13 figures.

2.71 Despite the baseline changes it is apparent that the number of passengers on the Thames increased until 2011 and after a small decline in 2011/12 and 2012/13, numbers have risen again, to over 10.3 million in 2015/16.

2.72 Key projects which have contributed to this increase include:

- The roll-out of Oyster card (September 2015) and Contactless (May 2016) payment readers at all River Bus piers, enabling pay as you go users to use River Bus services without first queuing for a ticket
- New piers at Plantation Wharf (Nov 2015) and Battersea Power Station (Nov 2017), along with two pier extensions at Bankside and Westminster (2016) have improved connectivity and the customer experience
- A river marketing campaign demonstrating the link between the river and key tourist attractions and business hubs along the Thames
- Improvements to signage and information provision on piers, including countdown screens and Legible London wayfinding maps and signs

2.73 Table 2.19 shows the amount of cargo carried by river since 2001. A significant proportion of cargo transported by River in the capital is aggregates for the construction industry. Following an increase of 7% in 2016 there has been a further increase of 9% in 2017 to 12,385,000 tonnes, the highest total recorded. 2.74 The data in table 2.19 is a combination of interport trade\\textsuperscript{11} such as sea dredged aggregates, petroleum products or cane sugar; and intraport trade\\textsuperscript{12}. Interport volumes decreased very slightly in 2017, although the volume of aggregates handled increased to 5.7 million tonnes. Intraport volumes increased by over one million tonnes with Construction, Excavation and Demolition Waste (CE&DW) increasing by almost 200% from the previous year, with substantial volumes generated by both the Northern Line Extension and Thames Tideway Tunnel projects in addition to a number of riparian developments.

2.75 The Port of London Authority launched their 2035 Vision for the Tidal Thames in May 2016\\textsuperscript{13} setting out goals and priority actions including freight and passenger transport on the Thames. The Vision sets out clear targets including doubling the number of passengers travelling by river to 20 million per year and the movement of over 4 million tonnes of freight between wharves (excluding volumes associated with major infrastructure projects). The GLA and TfL will work closely with the PLA to identify opportunities to continue to grow passenger and freight movement on the Thames.

\\begin{table}[h] \\centering \\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|} \\hline Year & No of passengers & % change \\ \\hline April 2000 – March 2001 & 1,573,830 & - \\ April 2001 – March 2002 & 1,739,236 & 10.5 \\ April 2002 – March 2003 & 2,030,300 & 16.7 \\ April 2003 – March 2004 & 2,113,800 & 4.1 \\ April 2004 – March 2005 & 2,343,276 & 10.9 \\ April 2005 – March 2006 & 2,374,400 & 1.3 \\ April 2006 - March 2007 & 5,260,157 & 121.5 \\ April 2007 - March 2008 & 5,337,368 & 1.5 \\ April 2008 – March 2009 & 6,179,889 & 15.8 \\ April 2009 – March 2010 & 6,298,933 & 1.9 \\ April 2010 – March 2011 & 6,621,116 & 5.1 \\ April 2011 – March 2012 & 6,602,707 & -0.3 \\ April 2012 – March 2013 & 6,277,244 & -4.9 \\ April 2013 – March 2014 & 8,411,200 & 34.0 \\ April 2014 – March 2015 & 10,022,668 & 19.2 \\ April 2015 – March 2016 & 10,300,864 & 2.8 \\ April 2016 – March 2017 & 10,620,123 & 3.1 \\ \\hline \\end{tabular} \\caption{Passengers on the River Thames} \\end{table}

\\begin{table}[h] \\centering \\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|} \\hline Year & Tonnes of cargo & % change \\ \\hline 2001 & 10,757,000 & - \\ 2002 & 9,806,000 & 9% \\ 2003 & 9,236,000 & 6% \\ 2004 & 8,743,000 & -5% \\ 2005 & 9,288,000 & 8% \\ 2006 & 9,337,000 & 0.50% \\ 2007 & 8,642,000 & -7% \\ 2008 & 9,312,000 & 8% \\ 2009 & 8,146,000 & -13% \\ 2010 & 7,754,000 & -5% \\ 2011 & 9,022,000 & 16% \\ 2012 & 8,715,000 & -3% \\ 2013 & 11,087,000 & 27% \\ 2014 & 11,969,000 & 8% \\ 2015 & 10,833,000 & -11% \\ 2016 & 11,376,000 & 7% \\ 2017 & 12,385,000 & 9% \\ \\hline \\end{tabular} \\caption{Cargo Trade on the River Thames Within Greater London} \\end{table}

\\textsuperscript{11} Cargo handled at terminal in Greater London that either enters or leaves the Port of London across the Seaward Limits

\\textsuperscript{12} Cargo handled at terminals in Greater London that has its origin or destination at terminals within the Port of London or within the Seaward Limits

\\textsuperscript{13} \\url{http://www.pla.co.uk/assets/thevisionforthetidalthames.pdf} Key Performance Indicator 17

Increase in the number of jobs located in areas of high PTAL values

Target: Maintain at least 50% of B1 development in PTAL zones 5-6

2.76 This indicator aims to show that high-density employment generators such as offices are mainly located in areas with a Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL) of 5 or 6 - 6 being the highest, 0 the lowest. The floorspaces are gross, i.e. associated losses are not subtracted. The data is taken from the LDD which has a threshold for data submission of 1,000m² for B1 uses, so schemes proposing less than this are not recorded.

2.77 67% of all B1 Business floorspace approved during 2016/17 is located in areas with a Public Transport Access Level of 5/6, well above the benchmark target of 50% and 2% below the previous year’s figure. When just offices are considered, the figure rises to 74%, up 1% on the previous year.

2.78 The majority (62%) of the office floorspace approved in 2016/17 is in the CAZ. All of this is in areas of PTAL 5/6. A further 25% of office floorspace is located in the rest of Inner London (outside CAZ). Only 12% of the approved office floorspace is in the Outer London boroughs.

2.79 As noted above, the figures are based on gross approvals of 1,000m² or more. When losses to change of use or demolition are taken into account, approvals during 2016/17 would result in net gains of both all B1 (225,641m²) and B1a office (273,839m²) floorspace across London. The spatial distribution of approvals is significant, with growth in Inner London masking a decline in the amount of B1, and office floorspace, in the Outer London boroughs.

Table 2.20 B1 Floorspace by PTAL level - All Permissions 2016/17

| PTAL Level | All B1 Floorspace (M²) | % | Offices (B1a) Floorspace (M²) | % | |------------|------------------------|---|-------------------------------|---| | 5 or 6 | 1,203,077 | 67%| 1,196,309 | 74%| | 4 or less | 580,723 | 33%| 421,711 | 26%| | Total floorspace | 1,783,800 | | 1,618,020 | |

74% of office approved in areas with a PTAL level of 5/6

69% of B1 approved in areas with a PTAL level of 5/6 Key Performance Indicator 18

Protection of biodiversity habitat

Target: No net loss of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs)

2.80 This performance indicator is based on the changes in SINCs as a result of Planning permissions granted during 2015/16 and submitted to the London Development Database. Designation and de-designation of SINCs is not done through the planning permission process. What is recorded is that approval has been given for a building or works that will affect the character of the site. The decision as to whether the completed development warrants the de-designation of the area is a separate one. Whilst mitigation/compensation of impacts on the nature conservation interests of a designated site may be specified as part of the permission, this is unlikely to immediately warrant this land being designated resulting in a loss of designated status being recorded:

- Statutory Site of Special Scientific Interest,
- Site of Metropolitan Importance,
- Site of Borough Grade I Importance
- Site of Borough Grade II Importance
- Site of Local Importance

2.81 Open Space protection designations such as Green Belt, MOL and Local Open Space are addressed in KPI 3.

2.82 Table 2.21 shows that a total of seven approvals were recorded during 2016/17 on SINCs. The total area covered is 2.977 hectares.

2.83 Zero permissions were granted on Sites of Metropolitan Importance, compared to three the year before amounting to over 4.6 ha. Three permissions were granted on Sites of Borough Grade 1 Importance, two on Sites of Borough Grade 2 Importance and two on Sites of Local Importance. The total potential loss amounts to 2.977 ha which is over six hectares less than in 2015/16.

2.84 The approval with the biggest potential loss of SINC in 2016/17 is 14/4931 in Brent (2.323ha of Site of Borough Grade 1 Importance). The permission relates to the natural/semi-natural scrub land surrounding Wembley Stadium Station and the development is mentioned in KPI 3.

| Borough | Borough Reference | Nature Conservation Type | Area of Open Space (Ha) | |---------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| | Brent | 14/4931 | Site of Borough Grade 1 Importance | -2.323 | | Brent | 16/0674 | Site of Borough Grade 1 Importance | -0.053 | | Ealing | 161730FUL | Site of Borough Grade 2 Importance | -0.116 | | Ealing | PP/2015/6021 | Site of Borough Grade 2 Importance | -0.099 | | Enfield | 15/04983/FUL | Site of Local Importance | -0.061 | | Hounslow| 01359/F/P7 | Site of Local Importance | -2.977 | Key Performance Indicator 19

Increase in municipal waste recycled or composted and elimination of waste to landfill by 2031

Target: At least 45% of waste recycled/composted by 2015 and 0% of biodegradable or recyclable waste to landfill by 2026

2.85 Table 2.22 shows the total amount of local authority collected waste has declined by 730,000 tonnes since 2002. 12.5% of London’s waste was disposed to landfill in 2016/17.

2.86 Table 2.22 also shows London’s recycling rate for local authority collected waste increasing steadily since 2002/03 (9%), reaching 30% in 2011/12, and stabilising at that level over the past five years but missing the 2015 target. However, with a 0.5% increase compared to the previous year the recycling rate is moving in the right direction. There is also still some way to go towards reaching the European Union target of 50% by 2020.

2.87 London has a lower household recycling rate than the UK average (44%) and faces a number of challenges including; a relatively high proportion of flats with limited storage space and access for recycling; varied and potentially confusing recycling service provision across borough boundaries; and production of less garden waste for composting. However, London compares more favourably with other areas of the country in terms of recycling ‘dry material’ (e.g. plastics, paper, tins, cans, glass).

2.88 The majority of waste previously going to landfill is being diverted to incineration with energy recovery, which is now at 53%. This is an almost 8% decrease in landfill compared to the previous year and 59% less than in 2002/03.

2.89 Where this KPI mentions municipal waste we are simply referring to Local Authority Collected Waste. Table 2.22 Waste Treatment Methods of London’s Local Authority Collected Waste (thousands of tonnes)

| Method | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | |-------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | Landfill | 3,163 | 3,021 | 2,856 | 2,692 | 2,404 | 2,209 | 1,946 | 1,882 | 1,696 | 1,116 | 889 | 754 | 751 | 463 | | (%) | 71.0% | 70.0% | 65.4% | 63.7% | 56.8% | 53.2% | 49.0% | 48.7% | 44.7% | 30.6% | 25.5% | 21% | 20.3% | 12.50% | | Incineration with EfW | 872 | 826 | 869 | 767 | 929 | 919 | 912 | 803 | 896 | 1,303 | 1,462 | 1,525 | 1,680 | 1,708 | 1,966 | | (%) | 20.0% | 19.0% | 19.9% | 18.2% | 21.9% | 22.1% | 22.9% | 20.8% | 23.6% | 35.7% | 40.9% | 41.9% | 46% | 46.1% | 52.90% | | Incineration without EfW| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | (%) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% | | Recycled/composted | 410 | 494 | 643 | 763 | 844 | 925 | 994 | 1,060 | 1,076 | 1,105 | 1,088 | 1,110 | 1,107 | 1,096 | 1,117 | | (%) | 9.0% | 11.0% | 14.7% | 18.1% | 19.9% | 22.3% | 25.0% | 27.4% | 28.3% | 30.3% | 30.4% | 30.5% | 30.2% | 29.6% | 30.10% | | Other# | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 101 | 123 | 117 | 130 | 124 | 115 | 116 | 122 | 131 | 145 | | (%) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.9% | | Total | 4,446 | 4,342 | 4,370 | 4,223 | 4,235 | 4,154 | 3,975 | 3,862 | 3,797 | 3,648 | 3,576 | 3,640 | 3,662 | 3,705 | 3,716 |

# Other includes material sent for other treatment processes including mechanical sorting, biological or specialist treatment.

Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env18-local-authority-collected-waste-annual-results-tables Key Performance Indicator 20

Reduce carbon dioxide emissions through new development

Target: Annual average % carbon dioxide emissions savings for strategic development proposals progressing towards zero carbon in residential developments by 2016 and all developments by 2019

2.90 Policy 5.2 of the London Plan sets CO2 emission reduction targets for new buildings. To meet the target, applicants are required to use the energy hierarchy and set out the carbon reductions achieved at each of the following stages:

- Be lean: use less energy
- Be clean: supply energy efficiently
- Be green: use renewable energy

2.91 As well as supporting investment in energy efficiency, the development of heat networks and the deployment of renewable technologies, the policies may also enable additional benefits for building occupants through provision of affordable energy and increased security of energy supply, while minimising the impact on the existing energy network.

2.92 The CO2 reduction targets are expressed as minimum improvements over the carbon targets(^\\text{14}) set for buildings in national Building Regulations, which serves as a baseline (see table 2.26). When revised Building Regulations came into effect on 6 April 2014, the London Plan CO2 target was recalibrated to take into account the changes to the baseline. A percentage target of 35 per cent beyond the new national standards across both residential and non-domestic buildings was then applied by the Mayor.

2.93 From 1 October 2016, the target for new major residential developments was raised to zero carbon and from 2019 the zero carbon target will also apply to non-residential development. While the priority remains for developments to reach carbon reduction targets on-site, shortfalls should be met through a cash-in-lieu contribution to the relevant borough into a carbon offset fund, or through an off-site carbon reduction project agreed between the borough and the developer. Although the zero carbon homes policy was introduced for Stage I applications received after 1 October 2016, no such developments reached Stage II in 2016 and so there is no data to report on zero carbon homes for calendar year 2016.

| Target | Applicable from | Applicable until | Number of developments in 2016 | |--------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| | 25 per cent beyond Part L 2010 | 2010 | 30/09/2013 | 0 | | 40 per cent beyond Part L 2010 | 1/10/2013 | 5/07/2014 | 1 | | 35 per cent beyond Part L 2013\* | 6/04/2014 | Domestic: 30/9/2016 Non-domestic: 2019 | 141 | | Domestic zero carbon target | 1/10/2016 | Ongoing | 0 |

- The 35 percent beyond Part L 2013 was devised to be equivalent to the existing 40 percent beyond Part L 2010 target. A transition period applied between 6/04/2014 and 5/07/2014 when applicants were able to present their CO2 reductions relative to either a 2010 or 2013 baseline.

2.94 The 2016 Energy Monitoring Report(^\\text{15}) presents the results for calendar year 2016 against the CO2 targets for the 142 major development applications referred to the Mayor for approval. All of these applications were assessed against the most recent national building regulations (specifically Part L 2013 of Building Regulations), except for one which was submitted under previous building regulations but was not approved until 2016.

2.95 The overall reduction in CO2 emissions from these applications exceeded the target, with a 35.7 per cent improvement on Part L 2013 Building Regulations reported. This equates to a cumulative regulated CO2 emission reduction of over 48,000 tonnes per annum, which is broadly equivalent to the saving achieved from retrofitting loft insulation in approximately 80,000 existing houses.

In addition:

- Overall, developers committed to greater carbon reductions from energy efficiency alone, exceeding Building Regulations by 7.4 per cent. This is

(^{14}) Target Emission Rates outlined in Part L of Building Regulations.

(^{15}) https://www.london.gov.uk/node/42419 driving investment in energy efficiency.

- It is estimated that London Plan energy policies resulted in £160 million of investment in low carbon and renewable energy generation and infrastructure in 2016.

- 51,736 dwellings (95 per cent of the total dwellings receiving approval) committed to a heat network connection. This is critical for facilitating larger, area wide heat networks.

- 80 per cent of applications proposed renewable technologies (predominantly solar PV and heat pumps) to reach the carbon reduction target. The number of applicants pursuing solutions with these technologies over the past few years appears to be broadly stable, reflecting the acceptance of these technologies.

- Many applicants demonstrated it is possible to exceed the on-site 35% carbon reduction comfortably, with the majority of applications achieving a 35-45% carbon reduction.

- Offsetting remains necessary and will continue to play a role in planning applications going forwards following the introduction of the zero carbon homes policy.

Key Performance Indicator 21

Increase in energy generated from renewable sources.

**Target:** Production of 8550 GWh of energy from renewable sources by 2026

2.96 This renewable energy generation target has been developed using data in the previous Mayor’s Decentralised Energy Capacity Studies which marked out the role renewables could play in our future energy mix by 2026. The renewable energy generation figure includes the potential energy production from various electricity and heat supply technologies, including: photovoltaics, wind, hydro, biomass and energy from waste; as well as solar thermal, ground and air and water source heat pumps.

2.97 The most authoritative datasets for energy generated in London from renewable energy sources are provided by the Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS, formerly Department for Energy and Climate Change). Table 2.24 shows the generation of electricity from renewables in London for 2011-2016. Generation has increased to 1048 GWh from 765 GWh in 2011, but is well below the 2026 target. This increase is primarily due to improved/corrected geo-referencing for landfill and sewage gas sites, with several large sites reallocated from a neighbouring region (East or South East) to London. These sites are: Beckton and Riverside (Sewage), and Beddington, South Ockendon and Rainham (Landfill Gas).

In addition, through the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) - the following renewable heat installations have been achieved by December 2017:

- 38 MW of capacity installed through the non-domestic RHI (an increase of 41% from December 2016);
- A total of 506 domestic accredited installations from domestic RHI (an increase of 19% from December 2016). Table 2.24 Estimate of Annual Renewable Energy Installed Capacity and Generation in London Electricity: 2011-2016

| Year | Capacity (MW)/Generation (GWh) | Wind and Wave | Landfill Gas | Sewage Gas | Other Bio-energy | Photovoltaics | Total | |------|--------------------------------|---------------|--------------|------------|-----------------|---------------|-------| | 2011 | Total (MW) | 4 | 26 | 36 | 166 | 25 | 256 | | | Total (GWh) | 8 | 155 | 82 | 513 | 7 | 765 | | 2012 | Total (MW) | 4 | 26 | 39 | 167 | 43 | 280 | | | Total (GWh) | 11 | 165 | 76 | 594 | 36 | 882 | | 2013 | Total (MW) | 4 | 26 | 39 | 169 | 54 | 292 | | | Total (GWh) | 12 | 178 | 84 | 588 | 41 | 902 | | 2014 | Total (MW) | 11 | 26 | 54 | 173 | 68 | 331 | | | Total (GWh) | 15 | 179 | 78 | 559 | 57 | 888 | | 2015 | Total (MW) | 11 | 26 | 54 | 192 | 86 | 368 | | | Total (GWh) | 20 | 169 | 88 | 648 | 71 | 996 | | 2016 | Total (MW) | 11 | 26 | 59 | 193 | 91 | 380 | | | Total (GWh) | 15 | 165 | 141 | 647 | 80 | 1048 |

# Updated with amended data released in September 2017

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/regional-renewable-statistics

Source: Regional Statistics 2003-2016: Installed Capacity, Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Regional Statistics 2003-2013: Generation, Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

Key Performance Indicator 22

Increase in Urban Greening

Target: Increase total area of green roofs in the CAZ

2.98 In 2014 the GLA, working with the Green Roof Consultancy, used 2013 aerial imagery to map all visible green roofs in the CAZ. A total of 678 green roofs covering an area of over 175,000m² (17.5 ha) were identified. An update based on 2015 aerial imagery identified additional coverage of 47,000m² (4.7 ha) taking the total coverage in the CAZ to 22 ha, an increase of 27%.

2.99 The map and further information are available here: https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment/parks-green-spaces-and-biodiversity/green-roof-map.

2.100 Further improvements in the resolution of aerial imagery, and the ability to analyse it, may allow the monitoring of green roofs across the whole of London in the future. Consequently, the scope of this KPI will be reviewed following the publication of the new London Plan. Key Performance Indicator 23

Improve London’s Blue Ribbon Network

Target: Restore 15km of rivers and streams\* 2009 - 2015 and an additional 10km by 2020 (\*defined as main river by the Environment Agency – includes larger streams and rivers but can also include smaller watercourses of local significance)

2.101 Restoration is defined as a measure that results in a significant increase in diversity of hydromorphological features and or improved floodplain connectivity and the restoration of river function through essential physical or biological processes, including flooding, sediment transport and the facilitation of species movement.

2.102 The London River Restoration Group, recommended that projects have post project appraisals. For the Steering Group to enable a project to be assessed in terms of restoration, the following investigations can be made;

- River Habitat Survey (undertaking pre- and post-project surveys are good practice).
- Urban River Survey (undertaking pre- and post-project surveys are good practice).
- Pre- and post-fixed point photography.

2.103 The time of restoration of a habitat is defined as the point at which the necessary construction works have been carried out on the ground to the extent that the habitat is likely to develop without further construction work. For schemes that are phased over several years, an estimate of the length gained is made for each year ensuring that there is no double counting. In order to verify that habitats have been created and conditions secured, scheme details need to be submitted to the London River Restoration Group, which is a sub-group of the Catchment Partnership in London.

2.104 Table 2.25 shows consistent restoration of 1.5 km p/a and above each year since 2007, except for the year 2014. Overall, the target of 15 km of river restoration between 2008 (base year as per London Biodiversity Action Plan habitat target) and 2015 has been achieved and exceeded by 742m and in 2016 over 3km were restored. This represents significant progress of 30% against the additional 10km target to 2020.

2.105 Significant restoration schemes at Hogsmill, and the Edgware Brook just under 2km of restoration. The All London Green Grid and River Basin Management Plan should also facilitate further achievements. It should be noted that the London Biodiversity Action Plan includes, alongside this KPI, a target for maintenance and enhancement reflected in London Plan Policy 7.19 (Table 7.3).

| Year | Restoration (metres) | Cumulative Restoration (metres) | Cumulative Change Since 2008 Baseline | |------|----------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 2000 | 680 | 680 | - | | 2001 | 150 | 830 | - | | 2002 | 600 | 1,430 | - | | 2003 | 2,300 | 3,730 | - | | 2004 | 500 | 4,230 | - | | 2005 | 0 | 4,230 | - | | 2006 | 100 | 4,330 | - | | 2007 | 5,100 | 9,430 | - | | 2008 | 2,000 | 11,430 | 0 | | 2009 | 1,500 | 12,930 | 1,500 | | 2010 | 1,808 | 14,738 | 3,308 | | 2011 | 3,519 | 18,257 | 6,827 | | 2012 | 3,000 | 21,257 | 9,827 | | 2013 | 2,395 | 23,652 | 12,222 | | 2014 | 330 | 23,982 | 12,552 | | 2015 | 2,490 | 27,172 | 15,742 | | 2016 | 3,010 | 30,182 | 18,752 | | 2017 | 2,645 | 32,827 | 21,397 |

Source: Rivers and Streams Habitat Action Plan Steering Group and the London Catchment Partnership Key Performance Indicator 24

Protecting and improving London’s heritage and public realm

Target: Reduction in the proportion of designated heritage assets at risk as a % of the total number of designated heritage assets in London

2.106 Table 2.26 shows that the number of designated heritage assets in London has increased from last year. There are 61 new listed buildings and three more scheduled monuments. The number of registered parks and gardens, World Heritage Sites in London have remained constant while there has been a drop in conservation areas. The percentage of designated assets at risk remains the same with the exception of conservation areas which has increased by 1%. None of London’s World Heritage Sites or registered battlefields are at risk.

2.107 For details on individual designated assets, please visit Historic England also provides a summary document with the number and condition of all designated assets and has produced a Heritage at Risk 2017 summary for London.

| Asset | 2012 No. | % at Risk | 2013 No. | % at Risk | 2014 No. | % at Risk | 2015 No. | % at Risk | 2016 No. | % at Risk | 2017 No. | % at Risk | |------------------------------|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|-----------| | World Heritage Sites\* | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | Listed Buildings | 18,854 | 2.8 | 18,872 | 2.7 | 18,896 | 3 | 18,936 | 2.59 | 19,020 | 3 | 19,081 | 3 | | Conservation Areas | 949 | 6.8 | 1,009 | 6.3 | 1,017 | 6.3\*\* | 1,021 | 6\*\* | 1,026 | 7 | 1,025 | 8 | | Scheduled Monuments | 154 | 22.7 | 155 | 20.6 | 156 | 19.9 | 158 | 19.6 | 162 | 17 | 165 | 17 | | Registered Parks and Gardens | 150 | 8 | 150 | 7.3 | 150 | 7.3 | 150 | 6 | 151 | 7 | 151 | 7 | | Registered Battlefield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

\*designated by UNESCO; \*\* 977 of the 1025 Conservation Areas in London have been surveyed through the Conservation Areas at Risk survey. 79 or 8% of those conservation areas surveyed are considered to be at risk.

Source: Historic England Chapter 3 - Additional Performance Measures and Statistics Housing and Design

Housing Provision Annual Monitor 2016/17

Introduction

3.108 This report provides further detail on housing provision in London, adding to that provided in the tables in the main body of the Annual Monitoring Report. It is based on data provided by London’s planning authorities to the London Development Database (LDD). The LDD was established by the GLA in 2004 with the support of government and the London boroughs and is widely regarded as the most authoritative source of information on housing provision in London.

3.109 This section deals with housing provision as defined for the purpose of monitoring the London Plan. The focus is on the ‘conventional supply’ of housing, that is the supply of new homes from new build, conversions of existing residential buildings or changes of use. This definition only includes dwellings that are fully self-contained; meaning they have kitchen and bathroom facilities behind their own lockable front door. Other forms of living accommodation that do not meet the definition of ‘self-contained’ make up the ‘non-conventional’ supply. This includes rooms in student halls, large houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), rooms in hostels and bedrooms in care homes. The non-conventional supply also contributes to the housing targets in Annex 4 of the London Plan, as do vacant properties returning to use. Where these are being referred to, it will be explicitly stated in the text.

3.110 All figures are usually ‘net’ (losses of existing units are subtracted from the gains) unless otherwise stated. The main exceptions are figures showing numbers of bedrooms, residential densities and compliance with accessibility standards, which are all calculated on gross figures (losses are not subtracted from the total).

3.111 The reporting year used by LDD begins on 1st April and runs to 31st March the following year, which is often referred to as the Financial Year (FY) in LDD data reports. FY2016 therefore runs from 01/04/2016 to 31/03/2017. To make it clearer we have used the form 2016/17 rather than FY2016 in this report.

3.112 Tenure types are generally taken from the s106 legal agreement associated with a permission, but they may be updated to reflect the final tenure split when the scheme is implemented, for example if a site or all of the residential units are acquired by a housing association for affordable housing prior to completion. Tenure changes after completion are not recorded on LDD.

3.113 A separate definition of affordable housing delivery is used by central government and the Mayor for the purposes of monitoring his affordable homes programme. This counts the gross number of affordable homes delivered through conventional supply or acquisitions of existing properties, and includes changes in tenure that are not linked to the planning system so are not captured by LDD. Completion in relation to this definition is triggered by payment of a grant. The Affordable Housing Monitor covers affordable housing delivery according to the London Housing Strategy definition.

3.114 The statistics are based on the details of planning applications approved by London’s 35 planning authorities. This includes the 32 London Boroughs, the City of London, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC). LDD records all planning consents that propose a loss or a gain of residential units. This includes Full and Outline planning permissions, but also variations to these, whether or not prior approval is required. Where prior approval is required (as is the case for Class O office to residential changes), the relevant class from the GPDO is recorded. Other classes (e.g. Class G ancillary retail to residential) may be recorded as s192 Certificates of Proposed Lawful Development rather than by the class in the GPDO. Note that the streamlined prior approvals process means that applicants do not need to submit full details of the proposed scheme so it is not always possible for the local authority to fill in all of the details normally recorded on LDD. These gaps in the data can lead to totals not matching across tables in this report. S191 Certificates of Existing Lawful Use are included where the change in units identified by the consent has not previously been identified in the Local Authority’s housing stock figures. Temporary permissions are not included in these figures.

3.115 Changes of use to residential through Section 3 of the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) are also recorded, whether or not prior approval is required. Where prior approval is required (as is the case for Class O office to residential changes), the relevant class from the GPDO is recorded. Other classes (e.g. Class G ancillary retail to residential) may be recorded as s192 Certificates of Proposed Lawful Development rather than by the class in the GPDO. Note that the streamlined prior approvals process means that applicants do not need to submit full details of the proposed scheme so it is not always possible for the local authority to fill in all of the details normally recorded on LDD. These gaps in the data can lead to totals not matching across tables in this report. S191 Certificates of Existing Lawful Use are included where the change in units identified by the consent has not previously been identified in the Local Authority’s housing stock figures. Temporary permissions are not included in these figures.

3.116 The time series data has been updated for this AMR and uses the definitions outlined in the preceding paragraphs. 3.117 Data in all tables is shown by London Borough, rather than by planning authority. The only exception is Table 3.6 – Total net completions against London Plan benchmark 2016/17 which includes LLDC as it has its own housing target in the London Plan. The Borough has been used in the remaining tables to allow consistency with previous AMRs.

3.118 While some individual schemes are referenced in this report, it is only intended to give a brief overview to the London situation. More detailed information at a local level can be found in borough AMRs.

3.119 Although the data in the LDD is supplied by the boroughs, the information presented here may be different from that found in the borough AMRs. This can be due to the timing of when the data is extracted as LDD is a live system that is continually updated and adjusted to reflect the best information available. There are also occasional differences in the way data is recorded, for example the way completions are allocated to particular years. The LDD ensures that the data is collected using the same methodology across London without affecting the ability of boroughs to reflect local circumstances in their own AMRs.

### Table 3.1 Key Statistics and Findings

| Description | Details | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | There were 41,371 net conventional housing completions in London in 2016/17, an increase of over 17% on completions in 2015/16 and the highest annual figure since the start of the LDD in 2004. | | | In addition, 4,526 non-self-contained units were completed, a 2% increase on the previous year. | | | The number of long term vacant dwellings in London increased by 392. | | | This total of 45,505 completions is 107% of the 42,388 benchmark for the annual provision of new housing in the London Plan 2015 and an 12% increase on completions in 2015/16. This was also the highest annual total since the start of the LDD in 2004. | | | New build accounted for 74% of net conventional supply in 2016/17, conversions 3% and changes of use 23%. This latter figure is up from 19% in the previous year and 13% in 2014/15. | | | Just 18% of completions in 2016/17 are affordable. Over the last three years net conventional affordable housing completions through planning permissions amounted to 21,928 homes. This represents 21% of total completions. | |

27% of gross affordable homes completed in 2016/17 had three or more bedrooms, up slightly from 26% the previous year.

Net conventional housing approvals during 2016/17 are 69,681. This is down on the revised total of 77,079 approvals in 2015/16.

18% of net units approved are affordable. This compares to 14% in 2015/16.

The average density of new housing approvals in 2016/17 was 153 dwellings per hectare (dph), and the average density of completions was 140 dph.

LDD records 66,938 net conventional starts and 757 net non-self-contained starts. (See paragraph 3.45 for the definition of a start). This is a big drop in non-self-contained starts compared to the previous year, where the updated figure is now 6,860.

18% of net units in schemes started during 2016/17 are affordable housing. This is the same as the revised figure for 2015/16.

The conventional housing pipeline in London remains healthy. As of 31 March 2017, the net conventional housing pipeline consisted of 282,271 homes. Of these, 58% are in schemes that are recorded as ‘under construction’, slightly up from 53% the previous year.

The pipeline of non-self-contained accommodation is 12,345 units, down for the fifth year in a row. Of the units in the current pipeline, 69% are in schemes that are under construction.

### Completions

3.120 Table 3.2 and Figure 3.3 show the latest data on completions by year. Total completions for 2016/17 are 45,505.

3.121 Total housing provision as monitored in the London Plan consists of three elements: conventional housing supply, non-self-contained accommodation, and long-term empty homes returning to use, often referred to as ‘Vacants’. KPI 4 in chapter 2 and table 3.6 show housing provision at borough level compared to the housing targets in Annex 4 of the 2016 London Plan. Table 3.7 shows the delivery by borough compared to the housing targets over the last three years. This is the second AMR to be monitored against the 42,388 target. Table 3.7 therefore compares delivery to the sum of one year of the 2011 target and two years at the current target.

3.122 During 2016/17, LDD recorded 45,752 completions and 4,381 unit losses giving a total for net conventional housing completions of 41,371. This continues an upward trend each year since 2010/11 when conventional completions fell below 20,000.

3.123 The net total non-self-contained completions for 2016/17 are 4,526, just a slight increase on the previous year which has been revised slightly since AMR 13 to 4,448. The non-self-contained element of the benchmark is comprised of bedrooms in student halls of residence, hostels, large houses in multiple occupation and care homes. The latter was introduced in the 2015 plan, and brings our definition in line with that used for Communal Accommodation category in the annual Housing Flows Reconciliation return to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. However, for the purposes of monitoring the London Plan the number of separate bedrooms is counted, whereas the Housing Flows Reconciliation records the number of Council Tax rateable units, which will generally be a lower figure.

3.124 The number of ‘vacants’, as measure by the Council Tax Base and reported by MHCLG, increased from 19,845 to 20,237 between 2016 and 2017, a net decrease in the housing supply figures of 392 homes.

3.125 When combined, the total supply is 45,505. This is 4,907 above the revised total of 40,598 for 2015/16. The previous highest completions total was 34,035 achieved in 2014/15.

3.126 As ever, completions are not spread evenly across the London boroughs. The borough with the largest number of conventional completions in both gross and net terms is Tower Hamlets. Their 4,865 net completions make up over 11% of the total. The next highest total, 2,820, is in Croydon. Wandsworth, who had the most completions in 2015/16, delivered 2,309 homes. This is the sixth highest in this busy year for completions in which seven boroughs saw over 2,000 net completions and a further nine provided over 1,000. At the other end of the scale, a total of 7 new homes were completed in the City and Kensington and Chelsea recorded 194.

3.127 LDD records all losses in the final year of scheme completion, while gains can be spread over several years. This can lead to high gross but low net completions when large-scale residential redevelopment is taking place. This is not a significant issue for many boroughs in 2016/17. One example from this year is that there is a net loss of 39 units from the redevelopment at Myatts Field North, however this scheme has delivered a total net gain of 503 units since the first completions on the site in 2013/14. The absence of many other examples of this in 2016/17 may indicate that there are some significant unit losses which will show up in the coming years.

3.128 There are three development types for conventional housing supply recorded in the LDD; new build (including extensions that create new residential units), conversions (changes to the number of units in properties already in residential use) and changes of use (for example gains from industrial or commercial uses and losses to non-C3 uses). Table 3.11 shows gross and net conventional supply by type for each borough. Across London, new build provides the most units accounting for 73% of net completions, however this is below the 77% recorded in 2015/16. This is because the contribution of changes of use continues to rise, up to 23%. Conversions now make up less than 4% of net supply.

3.129 The increase in the importance of changes of use reflects the impact of the new classes of permitted development. Completions by permission type are shown in table 3.17. Since 2015/16 all types of consent that permit a change in the number of units have recorded on LDD. This includes prior approvals (such as office, retail and storage & distribution to residential), Certificates of Proposed Lawful Development granted under s192 of the Town and Country Planning Act and amendments to existing consents or legal agreements where they permit a change that affects the numbers in LDD. Due to their numerical significance, office to residential prior approvals (Class O, formerly J) are shown while all other prior approvals are grouped together with s192 Certificates of proposed lawful development under the heading of ‘Other prior approvals’. Amendments, including variations to legal agreements, are also grouped together. Full permissions account for 61% of all completions, while Outline consents (for which no further details / reserved matters are needed on LDD) account for 6% and Details / Reserve Matters make up 8%. Prior approvals of various types make up over 16% of all completions, but of 6,828 net completions, 6,639 are from office to residential prior approvals.

3.130 The impact of office to residential prior approvals continues to be most significant in Outer London where they make up over 25% of completions, compared to 10% in Inner London (excluding the Central Activities Zone where there is an exemption from this type of prior approval). As a consequence, new build units make up approximately 63% and changes of use 31% of completions in Outer London compared to 81% and 16% in Inner London.

3.131 The impact of residential conversions is insignificant in many boroughs, but there is some variation across London. While they contributed 15% of completions in Ealing, and 14% in Hammersmith and Fulham and The City of London, they contributed a net loss in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea and Richmond upon Thames, all for the third year in a row. This is because the gain from converting houses into flats was outweighed by the loss from converting flats into houses.

3.132 Total net affordable housing supply in 2016/17 was 7,347, representing 18% of total completions. This is lower in percentage terms than the 20% achieved in 2015/16, but higher in absolute terms than the revised total of 6,995. When looking only at major planning permissions where affordable housing policies apply (10 units or more, excluding permitted development / prior approvals), a net total of 7,097 affordable completions equates to 25% of total net completions.

3.133 The three-year average on all completions is down to 21%, from 24% in the previous three-year cycle. Table 3.14 shows total net conventional affordable supply by borough over the last three years, both in numeric terms and as a proportion of total supply. In 2016/17 the borough in which affordable housing formed the highest proportion of net housing supply was Enfield at 33%. The next highest is Waltham Forest at 30%, which had the highest three-year average at 47%. They are the only borough with a three-year average of over 40%, and Havering (35%) and Tower Hamlets (30%) are the only others with 30% or more. In contrast, Bromley, Harrow and The City of London all recorded a net 0% over the three-year cycle. In the case of the first two, this is due to a net loss of affordable housing in a previous year. There were no net losses recorded in 2016/17. It is important to remember that losses on a permission are all recorded in the same year while gains can be spread over different years. This can have a significant impact on the annual figures for any individual borough, but the low three-year average across London is a matter which the current Mayor has made a clear commitment to address. However, it will take several years before most of the referable planning permissions granted under the current administration make it through to completion.

3.134 Over the three-year period from 2014/15 to 2016/17, net conventional affordable housing supply amounted to 21,945 homes, with social rented units accounting for 30% of these, intermediate products 40% and Affordable Rent units 29%. This continues the trend from social rent to Affordable Rent seen in the last AMR. Note though that some Affordable Rent units are ultimately provided at a level equivalent to social rent, so the terms are sometimes used interchangeably by boroughs.

3.135 Table 3.8 shows the split of total gross conventional completions in 2016/17 across London as a whole by tenure and number of bedrooms. The figures are presented in gross terms as the number of bedrooms for homes lost or replaced is sometimes difficult to obtain and there are sufficient gaps in the data to prevent the calculation of meaningful net figures. One-bed (including studios and bedsits) and two-bed properties make up the majority of supply, accounting for 41% and 38% of the total respectively. The remaining 20% have 3 bedrooms or more (the measure used as a proxy for family housing). However, the profile of supply varies with tenure. Homes with 3 bedrooms or more make up 34% of social rented supply, 33% of Affordable Rent homes, 18% of market homes and 15% of intermediate homes. This profile is very similar to that seen in 2015/16, although there has been a slight increase in the proportion of 1 bed units in market and social rented homes.

3.136 Table 3.9 shows the gross conventional supply of housing by borough and number of bedrooms while Table 3.10 shows the same for affordable housing only. Across London, 9,056 homes with three bedrooms or more were completed, compared to 7,823 the previous year. The boroughs providing the highest percentage of 3 or more bed housing are Havering (314 is 46% of completions), Bexley (327, 39%), Kensington and Chelsea (154, 39%) and Barking and Dagenham (221, 37%). When we look just at affordable housing with 3 or more bedrooms, 2,240 homes represent 27% of total affordable completions. The boroughs that provided the highest percentage were Kensington and Chelsea (22, 43%) Barking and Dagenham (75, 43%), Islington (46, 41%) and Enfield (121, 40%). This amounts to 264 units in total. More significant in terms of numbers are the 512 homes with 3 bedrooms or more that make up 36% of the supply of affordable housing in Tower Hamlets.

3.137 The average density of new housing completions in London (shown in Table 3.16) was 140 dwellings per hectare (dph), compared to an average of approximately 127dph for the years from 2008/09 to 2015/16. As would be expected, the lowest densities are found in the outer London boroughs. Havering (51dph), Bromley (55dph), Hillingdon (68dph), Bexley and Enfield (both 71dph) all recorded densities of below 75dph. The highest density, both in 2016/17 and across the time-series is in The City of London where densities average over 500dph, but usually on a relatively small number of completions. Tower Hamlets completed 5,124 homes with an average density of 372dph. Islington completed 755 homes with an average density of 357dph and Southwark 2,529 homes with an average density of 320dph.

3.138 Densities are calculated by dividing the gross total residential units by the sum of the residential site areas. This means that the value entered for the site area on an individual permission can have a significant impact on the density for the whole borough, and even for London as a whole if the area entered is high enough. Site areas can be difficult to calculate, particularly on mixed use schemes and those being delivered in phases, and are often recalculated as more information becomes available, such as when details of later phases are approved. This means that the density of approvals is particularly volatile, but completions are also subject to change.

3.139 The total of 4,526 non-self-contained units completed during FY2016 continues the recent trend for strong delivery of student accommodation. In total 5,500 student rooms were completed and 1,100 replaced, giving a net total of 4,391. These were spread across nine boroughs. Brent provided the most, 1,501 rooms in two permissions (14/0363 and 14/3624) forming part of the comprehensive redevelopment of the area around the Wembley stadium. In total 1,843 student rooms were provided in outer London and 2,548 in inner London (including the Central Activities Zone).

3.140 In contrast to the large gains in student rooms, there has been a decrease of 57 rooms from hostels and large HMOs. This can at least in part be attributed to a move towards more self-contained provision and improvements to the existing housing stock leading to low-quality non-self-contained units being replaced by new self-contained flats. There was a net increase of 192 beds in care homes, although there was a net loss of 128 in Inner London and a gain of 320 in outer London.

3.141 The number of long term vacant properties is derived from the Council Tax Base and is published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in Housing Live Table 615. The data included in this report is broken down by borough (meaning there is no separate total for the London Legacy Development Corporation) and it covers the period from 4th October 2016 to 2nd October 2017, so does not exactly match the time-period used for the rest of the data. However, it remains the best source of net data available. Long-term empty homes are defined as those dwellings which had been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for over six months. Since April 2012 there has been local discretion over the level of discount that vacant properties receive, and since April 2013 local authorities have also been able to charge a premium of up to 50% on properties vacant for more than two years. It is not known what impact this has had on the recording of vacant properties.

3.142 The number of long-term vacant properties (vacants) increased from 19,845 in October 2016 to 20,237 in October 2017, meaning a net decrease of 392 units to housing supply. Southwark recorded an increase of 202 vacant homes and Redbridge 188. In total 19 boroughs recorded an increase in long-term vacant properties. There were decreases in 14 boroughs, including Westminster (down 181 to 292), Kensington and Chelsea (169) and Enfield (168). Approvals

3.143 During 2016/17, net conventional housing approvals were 69,681 and non-self-contained approvals were 3,376.

3.144 Annual approvals include all units in planning permissions that are granted during the year unless they are superseded by a revision to the scheme within the same year. Many of the permissions granted will be renewals of existing permissions, revisions to previously approved schemes or provide details of the phasing of outline permissions. For this reason, approvals cannot simply be added together to give a cumulative total, however they are comparable year on year. Table 3.3 shows the trend in net approvals at London level since 2004/05, while Table 3.18 breaks down 2016/17 approvals by tenure. Table 3.19 shows by tenure for major planning permission only and Table 3.20 shows approvals by bedrooms. Table 3.21 shows non-self-contained approvals by type.

3.145 Net conventional housing approvals during 2016/17 currently stand at 69,681. This is down for the second year in a row, but still above the long-term average of approximately 64,000.

3.146 Approvals in outer London make up nearly 51% of all approvals in 2016/17, which is well above the long-term average of just under 40%. This is only the second year since LDD began monitoring in 2004/05 that conventional approvals in outer London have outnumbered those in inner London, the previous occasion was 2010/11 when 54% of unit approvals were in outer London. This proved to be an exception as outer London only accounted for 30% the following year. 10% of approvals were in the Central Activities Zone and 38% were in the rest of inner London. There have been some quite large variations in these proportions in previous years, so it is too early to say if this is in any way indicative of a future trend.

3.147 The borough to approve the highest number of units is Tower Hamlets, who granted permission for 8,299. Of these, approximately 72% are in the Isle of Dogs area, and 96% were within an identified Opportunity Area. Tower Hamlets also provided the most conventional completions this year.

3.148 The largest residential approval was at Silvertown Quays in Newham where 3,000 homes were granted permission (14/01605). Other large schemes to have been granted permission are 1,513 units at Millharbour Village in Tower Hamlets (PA/14/03195) and 1,007 units at the Greenwich Peninsula (16/0186). Silvertown Quays and Millharbour Village are on sites previously in non-residential use and are new consents, while the units at Greenwich Peninsula supersede units already approved in the masterplan for the area.

3.149 In terms of tenure, 82% of homes approved in 2016/17 units are for market sale or rent, 7% intermediate, 6% Affordable Rent and 4% social rented. This total of 18% affordable is a slight increase on the 14% seen in the previous two years. When looking only at major planning permissions to which affordable housing policies apply (Table 3.19), 23% are affordable. It should be noted that the tenure of the units may change. For example, the tenure may not have been defined on some outline permissions, so the number of affordable units may increase as details of the later phases are submitted. The tenure of approved units can also change at any time before completion, for example as the result of negotiations between developers and planning authorities or by subsequent transfer of units to a housing association.

3.150 20% of units approved in 2016/17 have 3 or more bedrooms, the threshold to qualify as family housing. 42% are 1 bed units (including studios) and 38% 2 bed units. Hammersmith and Fulham approved the highest proportion of units with 3 or more bedrooms, 318 units equating to 41% of gross approvals. The borough to approve the most 3 or more bed homes was Newham where 2,271 equated to 35% of total net approvals. Harrow approved just 144 3 or more bed units, 10% of their total gross approvals.

3.151 The average density of new housing approvals, shown in Table 3.22, is 153 dph, a decrease on last year’s 158 dph. As ever there is wide variation between boroughs. For the fourth year in a row, the highest density is in Tower Hamlets (372 dph). The next highest is in the City of London (315 dph) followed by Newham (297 dph). The lowest densities are found in Bromley (51 dph) and Enfield (60 dph).

3.152 A net total of 3,376 non-self-contained rooms were approved during 2016/17. This is made up of a net gain of 2,744 student bedrooms, 133 care home bedrooms and 499 hostel / HMO bedrooms. This is an increase on the 2,467 approved in 2015/16 (this total has increased substantially since the last AMR when just 867 non-self-contained units were recorded), but still below... the long-term average and less than non-self-contained completions for the second year in a row.

**Starts**

3.153 Total net conventional starts in 2016/17 were 66,936, while non-self-contained starts were 757. In the LDD a ‘start’ is the point at which a planning permission can no longer lapse due to the acknowledgement of a legal start on site. This can be triggered by demolition of existing buildings or preparatory works on site, and does not mean the start of physical construction work on an individual building. It may be several years between a scheme start and the completion of the final units, particularly on large schemes. Annual starts include all units in planning permissions that are started during the year unless they are superseded by a revision to the scheme within the same year. Many of the permissions started will be for revisions to previously approved schemes or provide details of the phasing of outline permissions that have already been started in previous years. As with approvals, starts from different years can’t simply be added together to give a cumulative total. They are however comparable year on year.

3.154 The total of 66,936 net conventional starts is slightly higher than the revised figure for 2015/16 of 65,075 and still much higher than has been recorded in recent years. However they are boosted substantially by the starting of the revised Greenwich Peninsula masterplan (15/0716) which proposes 12,898 units. These will be delivered in various phases, many of which will probably require additional consents before they can be implemented. The next largest start is for 2,971 homes at the New Covent Garden Market site in Wandsworth (2014/2810).

3.155 Table 3.26 shows net conventional starts by permission type. 52% of starts are in Full permissions, while the recorded start at Greenwich Peninsula contributes to Outline permissions making up 23% of starts. Details and Reserved Matters make up 7% and amendments to schemes a further 12%, while prior approvals make up about 5%.

3.156 Table 3.24 shows net conventional housing ‘starts’ by tenure. 82% of net starts are for market units, 8% intermediate units, 7% affordable rented and 3% for social rent. The total of 18% affordable units is a slight increase on the 15% in 2015/16. When looking at net starts in major planning permissions to which affordable housing policies apply (Table 3.25), 20% are affordable.

3.157 As in previous years the majority of the units recorded as started have 1 and 2 bedrooms, with 42% being one bedroom or studio units, 39% having 2 bedrooms and 19% having 3 bedrooms or more.

3.158 The schemes that were started in 2016/17 contain a net total of 757 non-self-contained units. However, the gains are all in student bedrooms. The net starts of 1,444 student rooms compares to starts of schemes containing a net loss of 512 SG bedrooms and 175 bedrooms in care homes. A similar pattern has been observed in approvals and completions in recent years.

3.159 It is important to note that boroughs are still reporting difficulties in identifying starts on site and that some starts only get picked up when work is well underway, or occasionally only on scheme completion (particularly in the case of conversions or changes of use where there may be little or no external evidence of the work and on the non-self-contained supply). However, it is hoped that linking Community Infrastructure Levy payments to starts on sites has help to improve the recording of starts, reducing the risk of starts going undetected until late in the development process.

**The pipeline of new homes**

3.160 The total net conventional pipeline as at 31st March 2017 was 282,271 homes, and the non-self-contained pipeline was 13,843 rooms.

3.161 The ‘pipeline’ of housing supply comprises homes which have been granted planning permission but are not yet completed. It is broken down into homes that are ‘not started’ and those that are ‘under construction’. It is important to bear in mind the definition of a start above. The ‘under construction’ pipeline shows the capacity in schemes on which work has technically started, but should not be used to infer that work has begun on all the dwellings in those schemes. The annual flow of planning approvals for new homes adds to the pipeline, while units are removed when they are either completed, superseded by a new scheme or pass their lapse date without a start being made.

3.162 Table 3.4 shows the net pipeline as at the end of each financial year (31st March) at London level since 2004/05. The number of units in the pipeline continues to rise, now to over 282,000 units, meaning there is capacity within the planning system to deliver more than 6 years of supply at the target level in the London Plan 2016.

3.163 Table 3.29 shows the planning pipeline for conventional residential units as of 31 March 2017. At the end of the year there were 117,271 units (net) in schemes which have been granted planning permission but on which construction had not started and 165,000 units (net) in schemes under construction. This means that the proportion of units in schemes that are started is up to 58%. The borough with the most units in the pipeline is Tower Hamlets (28,666) followed by Greenwich (27,864), Newham (23,992) and Barnet (21,320).

3.164 The tenure of the units in the pipeline can be seen in table 3.31. The proportion of affordable units across London is now down to 15%. This low level of affordable units in the pipeline is likely to take several years to address, and could mean that the percentage in completions will remain relatively low for the next few years. The borough with the highest proportion of affordable units in the pipeline is Barking and Dagenham, where 4,573 affordable units make up 34% of the pipeline. In terms of units, Tower Hamlets have 5,270 units which is 18% of their total residential pipeline. When looking at the net pipeline in major planning permissions to which affordable housing policies apply (Table 3.), 17% are affordable.

3.165 Table 3.30 shows the proportion of the pipeline by permission type. This shows that 49% of units are in full permissions, 9% in Details / Reserved matters, 5% in amendments and 5% in the various types of prior approval. This leaves 32% in Outline permissions, most of which will need further approvals in the form of Details and Reserved Matters before they can be implemented. This is partly down to hybrid applications (part full / part outline) being included in the Outline category.

3.166 Table 3.28 shows the gross conventional pipeline by number of bedrooms. 21% of units for which the information is available will provide 3 bedrooms or more, while 40% are two bed units.

3.167 The net pipeline of non-self-contained units is 13,843. Of these, 75% are in schemes that are under construction. There are currently 3,451 rooms in permissions that are not started, which is an increase on the previous year where 2,374 rooms were in schemes that were not started, 16% of the pipeline.

Gypsy and traveller sites

3.168 No permissions for new pitches for gypsies and travellers were recorded in 2016/17 in London. The planning pipeline contains permissions for 12 additional pitches. 11 of these are in Hounslow.

3.169 Note that traveller pitches are now monitored as part of the overall residential supply. In addition to being recorded here, they contribute to the residential totals elsewhere in this report.

### Table 3.2 Net Housing Supply in London

| Year | 2004/5 | 2005/6 | 2006/7 | 2007/8 | 2008/9 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | Average | |------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------| | Conventional | 24,680 | 25,549 | 26,647 | 27,736 | 29,527 | 25,093 | 19,909 | 23,515 | 23,961 | 26,728 | 30,179 | 35,080 | 41,371 | 27,754 | | Non-Conventional | 5,314 | 792 | 3,028 | 1,407 | 2,764 | 1,561 | 2,021 | 1,290 | 2,932 | 4,416 | 3,976 | 4,448 | 4,526 | 2,960 | | Vacants back in use\* | 2,519 | -61 | 3,608 | 287 | -398 | 2,223 | 4,882 | 5,670 | 2,018 | 1,057 | -120 | 1,070 | -392 | 1,720 | | Total | 32,513 | 26,280 | 33,283 | 33,283 | 29,430 | 31,893 | 28,877 | 26,812 | 30,475 | 28,911 | 31,905 | 34,035 | 40,598 | 32,347 |

- All long term vacants returning to use from the GOV.UK Housing Live Table 615.

### Table 3.3 Net Conventional Housing Approvals

| Year | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | Average | |------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | CAZ | 4,877 | 4,281 | 7,611 | 4,813 | 4,208 | 2,739 | 4,309 | 15,698 | 10,783 | 8,651 | 18,480 | 7,087 | 7,203 | 7,749 | | Inner | 26,709 | 23,647 | 26,722 | 40,705 | 24,092 | 28,269 | 22,108 | 45,026 | 21,735 | 32,743 | 45,314 | 39,856 | 27,028 | 31,073 | | Outer | 23,881 | 25,387 | 23,610 | 35,000 | 19,273 | 15,029 | 31,945 | 26,033 | 13,110 | 26,749 | 26,117 | 30,134 | 35,450 | 25,517 | | London | 55,467 | 53,315 | 57,943 | 80,518 | 47,573 | 46,037 | 58,362 | 68,143 | 89,911 | 77,077 | 69,681 | 64,339 | 64,339 | 64,339 |

### Table 3.4 Net Conventional Housing Pipeline in London as at End of Financial Year

| Year | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | Average | |------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | CAZ | 9,468 | 9,923 | 13,160 | 15,225 | 16,209 | 15,416 | 14,589 | 24,131 | 29,488 | 33,445 | 39,158 | 39,541 | 36,692 | 22,805 | | Inner | 58,648 | 63,589 | 73,303 | 87,836 | 87,433 | 91,942 | 83,791 | 100,541 | 132,626 | 137,955 | 136,872 | 98,627 | 98,627 | 98,627 | | Outer | 43,563 | 52,862 | 57,936 | 71,067 | 70,199 | 67,192 | 79,795 | 82,952 | 93,438 | 108,707 | 77,158 | 77,158 | 77,158 | 77,158 | | London | 111,679 | 126,374 | 144,419 | 174,128 | 173,841 | 174,550 | 178,175 | 211,219 | 218,818 | 242,605 | 278,372 | 282,271 | 198,590 | 198,590 |

### Table 3.5 Net Conventional Housing Completions

| Year | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | Average | |------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | CAZ | 2,311 | 2,567 | 2,391 | 1,526 | 1,930 | 1,911 | 2,317 | 1,629 | 1,564 | 2,131 | 2,568 | 3,638 | 4,337 | 2,371 | | Inner | 10,672 | 11,819 | 11,852 | 12,345 | 14,464 | 13,769 | 9,640 | 11,284 | 11,614 | 12,612 | 13,737 | 14,926 | 18,566 | 12,869 | | Outer | 11,697 | 11,165 | 12,402 | 13,868 | 13,133 | 9,416 | 7,835 | 10,864 | 11,470 | 11,985 | 13,874 | 16,516 | 18,468 | 12,515 | | London | 24,680 | 25,551 | 26,645 | 27,739 | 29,527 | 25,096 | 19,792 | 23,777 | 24,648 | 26,728 | 30,179 | 35,080 | 41,371 | 27,755 | | Borough | Net conv | Net non-conv | Vacants\* | Total | London Plan target | % of target | |-------------------------------|----------|--------------|----------|---------|--------------------|-------------| | Barking and Dagenham | 595 | -24 | -5 | 566 | 1,236 | 46% | | Barnet | 2,228 | -11 | 52 | 2,269 | 2,349 | 97% | | Bexley | 816 | 0 | -88 | 728 | 446 | 163% | | Brent | 1,364 | 1,494 | 99 | 2,957 | 1,525 | 194% | | Bromley | 914 | 50 | 16 | 980 | 641 | 153% | | Camden | 1,206 | 199 | -28 | 1,377 | 889 | 155% | | City of London | 7 | 0 | -110 | -103 | 141 | -73% | | Croydon | 2,820 | 82 | -48 | 2,854 | 1,435 | 199% | | Ealing | 1,170 | 332 | -106 | 1,396 | 1,297 | 108% | | Enfield | 903 | 106 | 168 | 1,177 | 798 | 147% | | Greenwich | 2,442 | 7 | -137 | 2,312 | 2,685 | 86% | | Hackney | 1,180 | 0 | 121 | 1,301 | 1,599 | 81% | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 984 | 8 | 52 | 1,044 | 1,031 | 101% | | Haringey | 737 | -31 | 78 | 784 | 1,502 | 52% | | Harrow | 655 | 35 | -22 | 668 | 593 | 113% | | Havering | 602 | -12 | -65 | 525 | 1,170 | 45% | | Hillingdon | 850 | 27 | -89 | 788 | 559 | 141% | | Hounslow | 1,150 | 0 | 62 | 1,212 | 822 | 147% | | Islington | 680 | 900 | -145 | 1,435 | 1,264 | 114% | | Kensington and Chelsea | 194 | -44 | 169 | 319 | 733 | 44% | | Kingston upon Thames | 274 | 40 | -87 | 227 | 643 | 35% | | Lambeth | 1,125 | -12 | 22 | 1,135 | 1,559 | 73% | | Lewisham | 1,579 | 611 | -127 | 2,063 | 1,385 | 149% | | London Legacy DC | 222 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 1,471 | 15% | | Merton | 451 | 14 | -93 | 372 | 411 | 91% | | Newham | 2,347 | 19 | -116 | 2,250 | 1,994 | 113% | | Redbridge | 780 | 9 | -188 | 601 | 1,123 | 54% | | Richmond upon Thames | 474 | -35 | -12 | 427 | 315 | 136% | | Southwark | 2,421 | 271 | -202 | 2,490 | 2,736 | 91% | | Sutton | 652 | 83 | 96 | 831 | 363 | 229% | | Tower Hamlets | 4,865 | 57 | 108 | 5,030 | 3,931 | 128% | | Waltham Forest | 1,033 | -17 | -36 | 980 | 862 | 114% | | Wandsworth | 2,309 | 370 | 88 | 2,767 | 1,812 | 153% | | Westminster | 1,342 | -2 | 181 | 1,521 | 1,068 | 142% | | London | 41,371 | 4,526 | -392 | 45,505 | 42,388 | 107% |

- All long term vacants returning to use from the GOV.UK Housing Live Table 615. Figure 3.1 Total Housing Delivery 2016/17

Source: London Development Database Figure 3.2 Total Housing Delivery against London Plan Housing Targets

Source: London Development Database Figure 3.3 Total Housing Provision by Year Table 3.7 Total net completions against London Plan benchmark for the three year period 2014/15 to 2016/17

| Borough | Total net completions | Total expected by benchmark | Delivery compared to benchmark | |--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| | Barking and Dagenham | 1,896 | 3,537 | 54 | | Barnet | 5,444 | 6,953 | 78 | | Bexley | 1,732 | 1,227 | 141 | | Brent | 4,017 | 4,115 | 98 | | Bromley | 2,108 | 1,792 | 118 | | Camden | 2,666 | 2,443 | 109 | | City of London | 310 | 392 | 79 | | Croydon | 6,384 | 4,200 | 152 | | Ealing | 3,073 | 3,484 | 88 | | Enfield | 1,981 | 2,156 | 92 | | Greenwich | 6,378 | 7,965 | 80 | | Hackney | 3,958 | 4,358 | 91 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 2,288 | 2,677 | 85 | | Haringey | 1,979 | 3,824 | 52 | | Harrow | 1,975 | 1,536 | 129 | | Havering | 3,030 | 3,310 | 92 | | Hillingdon | 2,485 | 1,543 | 161 | | Hounslow | 3,032 | 2,114 | 143 | | Islington | 2,613 | 3,698 | 71 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 1,341 | 2,051 | 65 | | Kingston upon Thames | 1,107 | 1,661 | 67 | | Lambeth | 3,875 | 4,313 | 90 | | Lewisham | 4,565 | 3,875 | 118 | | Merton | 1,539 | 1,142 | 135 | | Newham | 5,787 | 6,488 | 89 | | Redbridge | 1,471 | 3,006 | 49 | | Richmond upon Thames | 1,408 | 875 | 161 | | Southwark | 5,014 | 7,477 | 67 | | Sutton | 1,497 | 936 | 160 | | Tower Hamlets | 8,635 | 10,747 | 90 | | Waltham Forest | 2,700 | 2,484 | 109 | | Wandsworth | 6,135 | 4,769 | 129 | | Westminster | 2,978 | 2,906 | 102 | | London | 106,381 | 114,044 | 93 |

The three year total is calculated as one year at the 32k target from the London Plan 2011 and two years at the 42k target introduced in the London Plan 2015. A separate target for the LLDC was introduced in the 2015 Plan so it has not been included in this table. Completions in the LLDC have been excluded from the completions totals for the boroughs with which it overlaps.

Table 3.8 Gross conventional housing completions by tenure and number of bedrooms 2016/17

| Dwellings | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds | 4+ beds | Total | |--------------------|-------|--------|--------|---------|-------| | Social Rented | 1,018 | 1,120 | 814 | 283 | 3,235 | | Intermediate | 1,151 | 1,373 | 409 | 40 | 2,973 | | Affordable Rent | 586 | 840 | 481 | 213 | 2,120 | | Market | 16,162| 14,446 | 4,937 | 1,879 | 37,424| | All Tenure | 18,917| 17,779 | 6,641 | 2,415 | 45,752|

As a % of total

| Dwellings | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed | Total | |--------------------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------| | Social Rented | 31% | 35% | 25% | 9% | 100% | | Intermediate | 39% | 46% | 14% | 1% | 100% | | Affordable Rent | 28% | 40% | 23% | 10% | 100% | | Market | 43% | 39% | 13% | 5% | 100% | | All Tenure | 41% | 39% | 15% | 5% | 100% |

### Table 3.9 Gross conventional housing completions by number of bedrooms 2016/17

| Borough | Number of Bedrooms | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4+ | Total | % 3 or more | |--------------------------|--------------------|---|---|---|----|-------|-------------| | Barking and Dagenham | 139 | 241| 168| 53| 601| 37% | | Barnet | 704 | 1,145| 436| 99| 2,384| 22% | | Bexley | 159 | 355| 151| 176| 841| 39% | | Brent | 654 | 653| 148| 23| 1,478| 12% | | Bromley | 428 | 391| 133| 83| 1,035| 21% | | Camden | 601 | 534| 134| 38| 1,307| 13% | | City of London | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0% | | Croydon | 1,627 | 878| 408| 66| 2,979| 16% | | Ealing | 652 | 645| 205| 64| 1,566| 17% | | Enfield | 462 | 289| 175| 96| 1,022| 27% | | Greenwich | 1,444 | 765| 297| 30| 2,536| 13% | | Hackney | 494 | 505| 282| 89| 1,370| 27% | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 531 | 480| 158| 161| 1,330| 24% | | Haringey | 468 | 330| 103| 48| 949 | 16% | | Harrow | 259 | 314| 94 | 59| 726 | 21% | | Havering | 157 | 206| 190| 124| 677 | 46% | | Hillingdon | 396 | 318| 65 | 118| 897 | 20% | | Hounslow | 696 | 362| 114| 10 | 1,182| 10% | | Islington | 335 | 301| 79 | 40 | 755 | 16% | | Kensington and Chelsea | 156 | 85 | 77 | 77 | 395 | 39% | | Kingston upon Thames | 133 | 107| 31 | 34 | 305 | 21% | | Lambeth | 790 | 571| 198| 58 | 1,617| 16% | | Lewisham | 604 | 794| 216| 42 | 1,656| 16% | | Merton | 246 | 176| 49 | 60 | 531 | 21% | | Newham | 1,095 | 1,058| 387| 54| 2,594| 17% | | Redbridge | 403 | 277| 81 | 60 | 821 | 17% | | Richmond upon Thames | 203 | 240| 46 | 48 | 537 | 16% | | Southwark | 901 | 1,136| 396| 96| 2,529| 19% | | Sutton | 379 | 299| 25 | 20 | 723 | 6% | | Tower Hamlets | 2,159 | 1,962| 832| 171| 5,124| 20% | | Waltham Forest | 377 | 476| 186| 69 | 1,108| 23% | | Wandsworth | 755 | 1,282| 301| 123| 2,461| 17% | | Westminster | 505 | 597| 476| 126| 1,704| 35% | | London | 18,917 | 17,779| 6,641| 2,415| 45,752| 20% |

### Table 3.10 Gross conventional affordable housing completions by number of bedrooms 2016/17

| Borough | Number of Bedrooms | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4+ | Total | % 3 or more | |--------------------------|--------------------|---|---|---|----|-------|-------------| | Barking and Dagenham | 45 | 55 | 48 | 27| 175 | 43% | | Barnet | 140 | 186| 131| 13| 470 | 31% | | Bexley | 34 | 112| 22 | 12| 180 | 19% | | Brent | 111 | 122| 45 | 3 | 281 | 17% | | Bromley | 35 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 93 | 16% | | Camden | 52 | 55 | 36 | 7 | 150 | 29% | | City of London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | | Croydon | 80 | 167| 84 | 3 | 334 | 26% | | Ealing | 179 | 168| 78 | 31| 456 | 24% | | Enfield | 56 | 125| 65 | 56| 302 | 40% | | Greenwich | 144 | 211| 88 | 5 | 448 | 21% | | Hackney | 91 | 122| 43 | 25| 281 | 24% | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 54 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 112 | 7% | | Haringey | 116 | 38 | 18 | 16| 188 | 18% | | Harrow | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% | | Havering | 9 | 58 | 36 | 0 | 103 | 35% | | Hillingdon | 14 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 15% | | Hounslow | 148 | 110| 25 | 0 | 283 | 9% | | Islington | 36 | 29 | 23 | 23| 111 | 41% | | Kensington and Chelsea | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 43% | | Kingston upon Thames | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 20% | | Lambeth | 293 | 132| 99 | 15| 539 | 21% | | Lewisham | 67 | 133| 80 | 23| 303 | 34% | | Merton | 23 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 74 | 30% | | Newham | 92 | 157| 96 | 20| 365 | 32% | | Redbridge | 25 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 6% | | Richmond upon Thames | 21 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5% | | Southwark | 183 | 223| 141| 46| 593 | 32% | | Sutton | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0% | | Tower Hamlets | 402 | 489| 358| 154| 1,403| 36% | | Waltham Forest | 46 | 152| 72 | 37| 307 | 36% | | Wandsworth | 179 | 179| 18 | 2 | 378 | 5% | | Westminster | 47 | 67 | 38 | 4 | 156 | 27% | | London | 2,755 | 3,333| 1,704| 536| 8,328| 27% | | Borough | New build | Conversion | Change of use | Total | |-------------------------|-----------|------------|---------------|-------| | | Lost | Gained | Lost | Gained | Net | Lost | Gained | Net | Lost | Gained | Net | | Barking and Dagenham | 0 | 556 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 601 | 595 | | Barnet | 69 | 1,861 | 87 | 195 | 108 | 0 | 328 | 328 | 156 | 2,384 | 2,228 | | Bexley | 13 | 796 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 841 | 816 | | Brent | 2 | 1,040 | 111 | 141 | 30 | 1 | 297 | 296 | 114 | 1,478 | 1,364 | | Bromley | 95 | 498 | 24 | 50 | 26 | 2 | 487 | 485 | 121 | 1,035 | 914 | | Camden | 19 | 623 | 80 | 97 | 17 | 2 | 587 | 585 | 101 | 1,307 | 1,206 | | City of London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | | Croydon | 45 | 1,456 | 110 | 319 | 209 | 4 | 1,204 | 1,200 | 159 | 2,979 | 2,820 | | Ealing | 228 | 1,033 | 159 | 332 | 173 | 9 | 201 | 192 | 396 | 1,566 | 1,170 | | Enfield | 55 | 534 | 52 | 109 | 57 | 12 | 379 | 367 | 119 | 1,022 | 903 | | Greenwich | 59 | 2,321 | 34 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 170 | 169 | 94 | 2,536 | 2,442 | | Hackney | 77 | 1,091 | 96 | 160 | 64 | 4 | 119 | 115 | 177 | 1,370 | 1,193 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 9 | 377 | 336 | 476 | 140 | 1 | 477 | 476 | 346 | 1,330 | 984 | | Haringey | 69 | 511 | 139 | 211 | 72 | 4 | 227 | 223 | 212 | 949 | 737 | | Harrow | 20 | 392 | 46 | 90 | 44 | 5 | 244 | 239 | 71 | 726 | 655 | | Havering | 64 | 493 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 163 | 162 | 75 | 677 | 602 | | Hillingdon | 25 | 555 | 52 | 109 | 57 | 12 | 379 | 367 | 119 | 1,022 | 903 | | Hounslow | 27 | 638 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 509 | 509 | 32 | 1,182 | 1,150 | | Islington | 17 | 376 | 57 | 88 | 31 | 1 | 291 | 290 | 75 | 755 | 680 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 31 | 165 | 134 | 151 | 141 | -10 | 19 | 89 | 70 | 201 | 194 | | Kingston upon Thames | 18 | 126 | 108 | 12 | 35 | 23 | 1 | 144 | 143 | 31 | 305 | | Lambeth | 388 | 1,087 | 103 | 152 | 49 | 1 | 378 | 377 | 492 | 1,617 | 1,125 | | Lewisham | 32 | 1,319 | 45 | 77 | 32 | 0 | 228 | 228 | 77 | 1,856 | 1,579 | | Merton | 34 | 259 | 44 | 64 | 20 | 2 | 206 | 206 | 80 | 531 | 451 | | Newham | 3 | 2,360 | 61 | 128 | 67 | 3 | 106 | 103 | 67 | 2,594 | 2,527 | | Redbridge | 7 | 474 | 33 | 79 | 46 | 1 | 268 | 267 | 41 | 821 | 780 | | Richmond upon Thames | 17 | 286 | 46 | 41 | -5 | 0 | 210 | 210 | 63 | 537 | 474 | | Southwark | 70 | 2,356 | 37 | 93 | 56 | 1 | 80 | 79 | 108 | 2,529 | 2,421 | | Sutton | 17 | 199 | 49 | 68 | 19 | 5 | 456 | 451 | 71 | 723 | 652 | | Tower Hamlets | 205 | 4,628 | 25 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 453 | 453 | 230 | 5,124 | 4,894 | | Waltham Forest | 3 | 785 | 51 | 126 | 75 | 21 | 197 | 176 | 75 | 1,108 | 1,033 | | Wandsworth | 48 | 2,067 | 104 | 158 | 54 | 0 | 238 | 236 | 152 | 2,461 | 2,309 | | Westminster | 129 | 1,015 | 886 | 220 | 135 | -85 | 13 | 554 | 541 | 362 | 1,704 | 1,342 | | London | 1,895 | 32,309 | 30,414 | 2,366 | 3,780 | 1,414| 120 | 8,663 | 9,543| 4,381 | 45,752| 41,371| | Borough | Existing Units | Proposed Units | Net Units | Net % affordable. | |-------------------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|-------------------| | | Market | Social Rented | Intermediate | Affordable Rent | Market | Social Rented | Intermediate | Affordable Rent | Market | Social Rented | Intermediate | Affordable Rent | | Barking and Dagenham | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 426 | 96 | 25 | 54 | 420 | 96 | 25 | 54 | | Barnet | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,914 | 48 | 137 | 285 | 1,758 | 48 | 137 | 285 | | Bexley | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 661 | 54 | 75 | 51 | 636 | 54 | 75 | 51 | | Brent | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,197 | 193 | 30 | 58 | 1,083 | 193 | 30 | 58 | | Bromley | 75 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 942 | 30 | 41 | 22 | 867 | 30 | -5 | 22 | | Camden | 92 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1,157 | 56 | 58 | 36 | 1,065 | 47 | 58 | 36 | | City of London | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Croydon | 156 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2,645 | 45 | 119 | 170 | 2,489 | 42 | 119 | 170 | | Ealing | 227 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 1,110 | 327 | 111 | 18 | 883 | 158 | 111 | 18 | | Enfield | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 720 | 47 | 127 | 128 | 601 | 47 | 127 | 128 | | Greenwich | 49 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2,088 | 277 | 151 | 20 | 2,039 | 232 | 151 | 20 | | Hackney | 128 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1,089 | 69 | 149 | 63 | 961 | 20 | 149 | 63 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 343 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,218 | 8 | 55 | 49 | 875 | 5 | 55 | 49 | | Haringey | 172 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 761 | 136 | 15 | 37 | 589 | 96 | 15 | 37 | | Harrow | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 722 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 652 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Havering | 39 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 574 | 39 | 49 | 15 | 535 | 3 | 49 | 15 | | Hillingdon | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 838 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 791 | 4 | 40 | 15 | | Hounslow | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 899 | 195 | 64 | 24 | 892 | 170 | 64 | 24 | | Islington | 63 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 644 | 102 | 9 | 0 | 581 | 90 | 9 | 0 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 171 | 11 | 5 | 7 | | Kingston upon Thames | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 259 | 13 | 2 | 0 | | Lambeth | 145 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 1,078 | 173 | 285 | 81 | 933 | -174 | 285 | 81 | | Lewisham | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,353 | 110 | 119 | 74 | 1,276 | 110 | 119 | 74 | | Merton | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 457 | 7 | 55 | 12 | 377 | 7 | 55 | 12 | | Newham | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,229 | 70 | 213 | 82 | 2,162 | 70 | 213 | 82 | | Redbridge | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 743 | 14 | 2 | 62 | 703 | 14 | 1 | 62 | | Richmond upon Thames | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 496 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 433 | 24 | 11 | 6 | | Southwark | 67 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1,936 | 412 | 159 | 22 | 1,869 | 371 | 159 | 22 | | Sutton | 58 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 700 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 642 | 10 | 0 | 0 | | Tower Hamlets | 89 | 124 | 0 | 17 | 3,721 | 548 | 368 | 487 | 3,632 | 424 | 368 | 470 | | Waltham Forest | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 801 | 0 | 145 | 162 | 726 | 0 | 145 | 162 | | Wandsworth | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,083 | 33 | 283 | 62 | 1,931 | 33 | 283 | 62 | | Westminster | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,548 | 69 | 70 | 17 | 1,186 | 69 | 70 | 17 | | London | 3,400 | 917 | 47 | 17 | 37,424 | 3,235 | 2,973 | 2,120 | 34,024 | 2,318 | 2,926 | 2,103 | Table 3.13 Conventional Completions in Major Planning Permissions by Tenure FY2016/17

| Borough | Existing Units | Proposed Units | Net Units | Net % affordable. | |--------------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|-------------------| | | Market | Social Rented | Intermediate | Affordable Rent | Market | Social Rented | Intermediate | Affordable Rent | Market | Social Rented | Intermediate | Affordable Rent | Net % | | Barking and Dagenham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 359 | 96 | 25 | 54 | 359 | 96 | 25 | 54 | 33 | | Barnet | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,214 | 26 | 137 | 285 | 1,202 | 26 | 137 | 285 | 27 | | Bexley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 546 | 54 | 75 | 42 | 540 | 54 | 75 | 42 | 24 | | Brent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 713 | 187 | 30 | 49 | 713 | 187 | 30 | 49 | 27 | | Bromley | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 246 | 30 | 41 | 22 | 244 | 30 | -5 | 22 | 16 | | Camden | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 438 | 39 | 58 | 36 | 427 | 39 | 58 | 36 | 24 | | City of London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Croydon | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 827 | 34 | 111 | 159 | 814 | 34 | 111 | 159 | 27 | | Ealing | 72 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 502 | 322 | 111 | 18 | 430 | 155 | 111 | 18 | 40 | | Enfield | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 47 | 127 | 128 | 191 | 47 | 127 | 128 | 61 | | Greenwich | 6 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1,892 | 265 | 151 | 17 | 1,886 | 220 | 151 | 17 | 17 | | Hackney | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 677 | 66 | 147 | 63 | 673 | 21 | 147 | 63 | 26 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 3 | 53 | 49 | 175 | 3 | 53 | 49 | 38 | | Haringey | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 136 | 15 | 37 | 181 | 96 | 15 | 37 | 45 | | Harrow | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 298 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Havering | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 39 | 48 | 0 | 273 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 16 | | Hillingdon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 386 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 13 | | Hounslow | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 185 | 61 | 24 | 280 | 160 | 61 | 24 | 47 | | Islington | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 165 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 36 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 107 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | | Kingston upon Thames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 29 | | Lambeth | 59 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 165 | 285 | 72 | 390 | -180 | 285 | 72 | 31 | | Lewisham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 981 | 106 | 119 | 71 | 981 | 106 | 119 | 71 | 23 | | Merton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 55 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 55 | 12 | 86 | | Newham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,894 | 57 | 207 | 82 | 1,894 | 57 | 207 | 82 | 15 | | Redbridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 325 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 18 | | Richmond upon Thames | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 155 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 18 | | Southwark | 20 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1,671 | 411 | 159 | 22 | 1,651 | 370 | 159 | 22 | 25 | | Sutton | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | | Tower Hamlets | 33 | 124 | 0 | 17 | 3,116 | 545 | 358 | 487 | 3,083 | 421 | 358 | 470 | 29 | | Waltham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 432 | 0 | 137 | 162 | 431 | 0 | 137 | 162 | 41 | | Wandsworth | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,422 | 30 | 282 | 57 | 1,398 | 30 | 282 | 57 | 21 | | Westminster | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,020 | 66 | 63 | 15 | 919 | 66 | 63 | 15 | 14 | | London | 444 | 882 | 46 | 17 | 21,207 | 3,065 | 2,923 | 2,054 | 20,763 | 2,183 | 2,877 | 2,037 | 25 |

'Major' schemes are those proposing 10 residential units or more.

In referring to 'planning permissions' this table excludes certificates of Proposed Lawful Development and all types of prior approval, as well as Certificates of Existing Lawful Use. | Borough Name | 2014/15 Social Rent | 2015/16 Social Rent | 2016/17 Social Rent | Total Social Rent | 2014/15 Intermediate | 2015/16 Intermediate | 2016/17 Intermediate | Total Intermediate | 2014/15 Affordable Rent | 2015/16 Affordable Rent | 2016/17 Affordable Rent | Total Affordable Rent | All tenures Total | |------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| | Barking and Dagenham | -101 | 115 | 0 | 19 | 83 | 223 | 96 | 25 | 54 | 14 | 223 | 277 | 514 | | Barnet | 245 | 49 | 50 | 138 | 67 | 0 | 48 | 137 | 285 | 431 | 253 | 335 | 1,019 | | Bexley | 74 | 156 | 35 | -402 | 80 | 174 | 54 | 75 | 51 | -274 | 311 | 260 | 297 | | Brent | 294 | 274 | 138 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 193 | 30 | 58 | 494 | 318 | 227 | 1,039 | | Bromley | -100 | 23 | 15 | -8 | 13 | 5 | 30 | -5 | 22 | -78 | 31 | 42 | -5 | | Camden | 35 | 27 | 0 | 48 | 131 | 3 | 47 | 58 | 36 | 130 | 216 | 39 | 385 | | City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Croydon | 296 | 91 | 251 | 23 | 92 | 268 | 42 | 119 | 170 | 361 | 302 | 689 | 1,352 | | Ealing | 101 | -36 | 10 | 51 | 145 | 40 | 158 | 111 | 18 | 310 | 220 | 68 | 598 | | Enfield | 34 | 35 | 33 | -37 | 74 | 15 | 47 | 127 | 128 | 44 | 236 | 176 | 456 | | Greenwich | 207 | 88 | 3 | 422 | 268 | 130 | 232 | 151 | 20 | 861 | 507 | 153 | 1,521 | | Hackney | -185 | 221 | 196 | 94 | 107 | 45 | 20 | 149 | 63 | -71 | 477 | 304 | 710 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 2 | 171 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 49 | 21 | 247 | 49 | 317 | | Haringey | 41 | 181 | 139 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 96 | 15 | 37 | 141 | 231 | 199 | 571 | | Harrow | 41 | 55 | 0 | -213 | 59 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -171 | 115 | 61 | 5 | | Havering | 20 | 22 | 352 | 372 | 95 | 134 | 3 | 49 | 15 | 395 | 166 | 501 | 1,062 | | Hillingdon | 59 | 27 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 63 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 118 | 67 | 78 | 263 | | Hounslow | 184 | 202 | 63 | 30 | 86 | 56 | 170 | 64 | 24 | 384 | 352 | 143 | 879 | | Islington | 196 | 27 | 0 | 110 | 112 | 0 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 396 | 148 | 0 | 544 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 43 | 61 | 0 | 43 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 90 | 7 | 143 | | Kingston upon Thames | 37 | 19 | 76 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 21 | 76 | 140 | | Lambeth | 148 | 143 | 67 | -17 | 53 | 102 | -174 | 285 | 81 | -43 | 481 | 250 | 688 | | Lewisham | 241 | 164 | 13 | 157 | 75 | 5 | 110 | 119 | 74 | 508 | 358 | 92 | 958 | | Merton | 34 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 12 | 71 | 133 | 38 | 242 | | Newham | 320 | 246 | 59 | 190 | 132 | 101 | 70 | 213 | 82 | 580 | 591 | 242 | 1,413 | | Redbridge | -29 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 47 | 14 | 1 | 62 | 20 | 25 | 110 | 155 | | Richmond upon Thames | 5 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 124 | 15 | 6 | 145 | | Southwark | -121 | 169 | 61 | -166 | 154 | 132 | 371 | 159 | 22 | 84 | 482 | 215 | 781 | | Sutton | 157 | 0 | 23 | -35 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 32 | 35 | 199 | | Tower Hamlets | 477 | 191 | 55 | 303 | 318 | 265 | 424 | 368 | 470 | 1,204 | 877 | 790 | 2,871 | | Waltham Forest | 24 | 110 | 147 | 0 | 214 | 456 | 0 | 145 | 162 | 24 | 469 | 765 | 1,258 | | Wandsworth | 65 | 56 | 23 | 140 | 278 | 101 | 33 | 283 | 62 | 238 | 617 | 186 | 1,041 | | Westminster | 25 | 23 | 0 | 82 | 98 | 0 | 69 | 70 | 17 | 176 | 191 | 17 | 384 | | London | 2,818 | 2,949 | 1,836 | 1,577 | 2,927 | 2,491 | 2,318 | 2,926 | 2,103 | 6,713 | 8,802 | 6,430 | 21,945 | Figure 3.4 Net affordable housing delivery by tenure 2016/17

Source: London Development Database Figure 3.5 Affordable Housing Delivery as a percentage of net conventional housing delivery 2016/17

Source: London Development Database Table 3.15 Affordable housing completions as a proportion of total net conventional supply 2014/15 to 2016/17

| Borough | Total net conventional affordable completions | Affordable as % of net conventional supply | Average over 3 year cycle | |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------| | | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | | Barking and Dagenham | 14 | 325 | 175 | 3% | 41% | 29% | 27% | | Barnet | 344 | 205 | 470 | 24% | 12% | 21% | 19% | | Bexley | 265 | -148 | 180 | 33% | -136% | 22% | 17% | | Brent | 706 | 52 | 281 | 44% | 5% | 21% | 26% | | Bromley | -62 | 10 | 47 | -14% | 1% | 5% | -0% | | Camden | 62 | 182 | 141 | 12% | 19% | 12% | 14% | | City of London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | | Croydon | 638 | 383 | 331 | 42% | 19% | 12% | 21% | | Ealing | 75 | 236 | 287 | 9% | 22% | 25% | 19% | | Enfield | 102 | 52 | 302 | 25% | 8% | 33% | 23% | | Greenwich | 298 | 820 | 403 | 18% | 35% | 17% | 24% | | Hackney | 232 | 246 | 232 | 18% | 17% | 19% | 18% | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 173 | 35 | 109 | 20% | 9% | 11% | 14% | | Haringey | 361 | 62 | 148 | 57% | 10% | 20% | 29% | | Harrow | 96 | -94 | 3 | 23% | -10% | 0% | 0% | | Havering | 394 | 601 | 67 | 53% | 36% | 11% | 35% | | Hillingdon | 86 | 118 | 59 | 12% | 13% | 7% | 11% | | Hounslow | 449 | 172 | 258 | 41% | 22% | 22% | 29% | | Islington | 223 | 222 | 99 | 25% | 21% | 15% | 21% | | Kensington and Chelsea | 53 | 67 | 23 | 7% | 20% | 12% | 11% | | Kingston upon Thames | 132 | 7 | 15 | 25% | -2% | 5% | 13% | | Lambeth | 358 | 138 | 192 | 25% | 10% | 17% | 18% | | Lewisham | 418 | 237 | 303 | 29% | 15% | 19% | 21% | | Merton | 91 | 77 | 74 | 19% | 12% | 16% | 16% | | Newham | 625 | 423 | 365 | 31% | 29% | 14% | 24% | | Redbridge | -20 | 98 | 77 | -12% | 19% | 10% | 11% | | Richmond upon Thames | 5 | 99 | 41 | 1% | 18% | 9% | 10% | | Southwark | 109 | 120 | 552 | 9% | 9% | 23% | 16% | | Sutton | 180 | 9 | 10 | 38% | 2% | 2% | 13% | | Tower Hamlets | 723 | 886 | 1,262 | 31% | 36% | 28% | 30% | | Waltham Forest | 281 | 670 | 307 | 40% | 69% | 30% | 47% | | Wandsworth | 144 | 519 | 378 | 15% | 18% | 16% | 17% | | Westminster | 48 | 180 | 156 | 7% | 20% | 12% | 13% | | London | 7,603 | 6,995 | 7,347 | 25% | 20% | 18% | 21% | Table 3.16 Density of Residential Completions by Borough (dwellings per hectare) 2008/09 to 2016/17

| Borough | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | |-------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | Barking and Dagenham | 71 | 72 | 53 | 68 | 48 | 37 | 53 | 96 | 51 | | Barnet | 35 | 30 | 49 | 46 | 49 | 31 | 35 | 55 | 55 | | Bexley | 60 | 93 | 44 | 25 | 101 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 68 | | Brent | 76 | 81 | 42 | 70 | 98 | 64 | 107 | 69 | 71 | | Bromley | 68 | 61 | 86 | 59 | 73 | 97 | 67 | 72 | 71 | | Camden | 83 | 71 | 54 | 59 | 101 | 96 | 51 | 85 | 86 | | City of London | 49 | 45 | 52 | 90 | 67 | 52 | 72 | 70 | 96 | | Croydon | 47 | 67 | 101 | 80 | 132 | 93 | 48 | 146 | 97 | | Ealing | 173 | 126 | 194 | 153 | 157 | 112 | 163 | 155 | 107 | | Enfield | 146 | 238 | 112 | 57 | 166 | 151 | 71 | 130 | 108 | | Greenwich | 98 | 64 | 84 | 80 | 93 | 85 | 76 | 68 | 108 | | Hackney | 98 | 121 | 101 | 75 | 82 | 77 | 97 | 177 | 116 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 110 | 100 | 218 | 171 | 84 | 87 | 61 | 128 | 121 | | Haringey | 122 | 110 | 239 | 144 | 156 | 102 | 280 | 230 | 126 | | Harrow | 88 | 66 | 66 | 79 | 97 | 50 | 53 | 96 | 127 | | Havering | 71 | 116 | 79 | 61 | 93 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 128 | | Hillingdon | 159 | 110 | 112 | 102 | 101 | 121 | 101 | 106 | 130 | | Hounslow | 159 | 108 | 106 | 148 | 164 | 112 | 125 | 235 | 134 | | Islington | 119 | 184 | 94 | 78 | 55 | 119 | 116 | 119 | 146 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 131 | 117 | 160 | 125 | 133 | 115 | 132 | 112 | 150 | | Kingston upon Thames | 207 | 209 | 231 | 205 | 223 | 275 | 173 | 185 | 161 | | Lambeth | 136 | 188 | 164 | 159 | 134 | 174 | 145 | 284 | 167 | | Lewisham | 172 | 165 | 104 | 125 | 163 | 112 | 210 | 225 | 168 | | Merton | 172 | 157 | 290 | 169 | 157 | 200 | 165 | 172 | 180 | | Newham | 274 | 260 | 142 | 195 | 213 | 216 | 187 | 234 | 194 | | Redbridge | 145 | 150 | 156 | 141 | 137 | 130 | 110 | 169 | 198 | | Richmond upon Thames | 229 | 183 | 184 | 116 | 178 | 170 | 164 | 159 | 246 | | Southwark | 267 | 240 | 216 | 163 | 253 | 307 | 280 | 203 | 247 | | Sutton | 222 | 246 | 198 | 230 | 244 | 235 | 246 | 235 | 260 | | Tower Hamlets | 220 | 226 | 372 | 212 | 165 | 190 | 230 | 180 | 320 | | Waltham Forest | 285 | 199 | 187 | 296 | 207 | 216 | 229 | 294 | 357 | | Wandsworth | 313 | 382 | 404 | 286 | 230 | 310 | 278 | 232 | 372 | | Westminster | 505 | 500 | 306 | 857 | 376 | 808 | 478 | 298 | 444 | | London | 127 | 138 | 130 | 114 | 130 | 127 | 120 | 130 | 140 | Table 3.17 Net Conventional Housing Completions by Permission Type 2016/17

| Borough | Full | Outline | Reserved matters | Amendments | Office to Residential Prior Approval (Class O - formerly J) | Other Prior Approvals | S191 Certificate of Existing Lawful Use | All permission types | |-------------------------------|------|---------|------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------| | Barking and Dagenham | 409 | 157 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 595 | | Barnet | 1,090| 14 | 638 | 211 | 275 | -1 | 1 | 2,228 | | Bexley | 514 | 249 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 816 | | Brent | 905 | 144 | 24 | 7 | 243 | 1 | 40 | 1,364 | | Bromley | 496 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 378 | 5 | 1 | 914 | | Camden | 596 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 412 | 2 | 67 | 1,206 | | City of London | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | | Croydon | 1,237| 498 | 16 | 1 | 1,055 | 13 | 0 | 2,820 | | Ealing | 827 | 1 | 111 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 100 | 1,170 | | Enfield | 609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 8 | 47 | 903 | | Greenwich | 671 | 1,260 | 305 | 134 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 2,442 | | Hackney | 576 | 8 | 394 | 140 | 17 | 3 | 55 | 1,193 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 646 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 335 | 4 | 0 | 984 | | Haringey | 401 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 152 | 7 | 42 | 737 | | Harrow | 340 | 84 | 25 | 0 | 203 | 0 | 3 | 655 | | Havering | 432 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 602 | | Hillingdon | 370 | 76 | 83 | 47 | 269 | 4 | 1 | 850 | | Hounslow | 544 | 0 | 118 | 15 | 472 | 1 | 0 | 1,150 | | Islington | 409 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 205 | 20 | 42 | 680 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10 | 194 | | Kingston upon Thames | 138 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 9 | 1 | 274 | | Lambeth | 591 | -38 | 0 | 262 | 267 | 7 | 36 | 1,125 | | Lewisham | 1,075| 1 | 411 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 32 | 1,579 | | Merton | 197 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 25 | 20 | 451 | | Newham | 2,021| 0 | 369 | 0 | 67 | 5 | 65 | 2,527 | | Redbridge | 456 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 231 | 11 | 48 | 780 | | Richmond upon Thames | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 4 | 4 | 474 | | Southwark | 2,382| 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | -3 | 9 | 2,421 | | Sutton | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 2 | 0 | 652 | | Tower Hamlets | 2,739| 0 | 337 | 1,468 | 343 | 0 | 7 | 4,894 | | Waltham Forest | 845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 17 | 68 | 1,033 | | Wandsworth | 1,784| 23 | 26 | 308 | 116 | 28 | 24 | 2,309 | | Westminster | 1,281| 0 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 1,342 | | London | 25,349| 2,646 | 3,190 | 2,606 | 6,639 | 189 | 752 | 41,371 |

Note: Amendments includes Minor Material Amendments and Variations to s106. Other prior approvals includes s192 Certificates of Proposed Lawful Development, but does not include office to residential prior approvals. | Borough | Existing Units | Proposed Units | Net Units | |-------------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------| | | Market | Social Rented | Intermediate | Affordable Rent | Market | Social Rented | Intermediate | Affordable Rent | Market | Social Rented | Intermediate | Affordable Rent | Net % affordable | | Barking and Dagenham | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 222 | 0 | 6 | 1,213 | 222 | 0 | 6 | 16 | | Barnet | 419 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 434 | 107 | 100 | 118 | 3,046 | 92 | 100 | 118 | 9 | | Bexley | 71 | 201 | 6 | 0 | 278 | 0 | 332 | 519 | 1,764 | -201 | 326 | 519 | 27 | | Brent | 258 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 412 | 288 | 128 | 3,071 | 371 | 288 | 128 | 20 | | Bromley | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 35 | 50 | 1,023 | 0 | 35 | 50 | 8 | | Camden | 237 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 243 | 252 | 47 | 0 | 808 | 251 | 42 | 0 | 27 | | City of London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Croydon | 239 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 249 | 30 | 176 | 139 | 1,887 | 22 | 174 | 139 | 15 | | Ealing | 402 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 554 | 184 | 506 | 307 | 3,671 | 33 | 505 | 307 | 19 | | Enfield | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 62 | 35 | 0 | 650 | 60 | 35 | 0 | 13 | | Greenwich | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 249 | 138 | 31 | 1,773 | 249 | 138 | 31 | 19 | | Hackney | 311 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 328 | 60 | 186 | 33 | 1,797 | 50 | 179 | 33 | 13 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 387 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 14 | | Haringey | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 21 | 60 | 95 | 1,548 | 21 | 60 | 95 | 10 | | Harrow | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 1 | 121 | 135 | 1,073 | 1 | 121 | 135 | 19 | | Havering | 52 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 67 | 30 | 9 | 825 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 9 | | Hillingdon | 100 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 997 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 4 | | Hounslow | 90 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 138 | 5 | 354 | 362 | 2,310 | -29 | 340 | 362 | 23 | | Islington | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 111 | 23 | 0 | 391 | 111 | 23 | 0 | 26 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 275 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 283 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 453 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | Kingston upon Thames | 118 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 124 | 8 | 87 | 41 | 1,284 | 8 | 81 | 41 | 9 | | Lambeth | 125 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 297 | 256 | 145 | 2,702 | 219 | 256 | 145 | 19 | | Lewisham | 109 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 110 | 65 | 65 | 967 | 105 | 65 | 65 | 20 | | Merton | 141 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 21 | 26 | 48 | 856 | 19 | 26 | 48 | 10 | | Newham | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4,980 | 144 | 676 | 730 | 4,900 | 143 | 676 | 730 | 24 | | Redbridge | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,047 | 45 | 49 | 145 | 957 | 45 | 49 | 145 | 20 | | Richmond upon Thames | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 649 | 42 | 5 | 17 | 563 | 42 | 5 | 17 | 10 | | Southwark | 92 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,218 | 279 | 109 | 0 | 1,126 | 279 | 108 | 0 | 26 | | Sutton | 90 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1,151 | 102 | 18 | 158 | 1,061 | 91 | 18 | 158 | 20 | | Tower Hamlets | 86 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6,624 | 550 | 469 | 760 | 6,538 | 332 | 469 | 760 | 21 | | Waltham Forest | 141 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 2,064 | 228 | 184 | 147 | 1,923 | 46 | 184 | 147 | 16 | | Wandsworth | 555 | 94 | 24 | 0 | 2,808 | 205 | 441 | 274 | 2,253 | 111 | 417 | 274 | 26 | | Westminster | 605 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 3,238 | 184 | 408 | 26 | 2,633 | 133 | 408 | 26 | 18 | | London | 5,740 | 937 | 73 | 0 | 28,322 | 4,064 | 5,254 | 4,519 | 56,854 | 3,127 | 5,181 | 4,519 | 18 | Table 3.19 Conventional Approvals in Major Planning Permissions by Tenure FY2016/17

| Borough | Existing Units | Proposed Units | Net Units | |--------------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------| | | Market | Social Rented | Intermediate | Affordable Rent | Market | Social Rented | Intermediate | Affordable Rent | Market | Social Rented | Intermediate | Affordable Rent | Net % affordable | | Barking and Dagenham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,104 | 216 | 0 | 6 | 1,102 | 216 | 0 | 6 | 17 | | Barnet | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,103 | 70 | 100 | 102 | 1,995 | 70 | 100 | 102 | 12 | | Bexley | 35 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 1,493 | 0 | 321 | 519 | 1,458 | -201 | 321 | 519 | 30 | | Brent | 63 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2,135 | 396 | 288 | 128 | 2,072 | 356 | 288 | 128 | 27 | | Bromley | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 432 | 0 | 34 | 50 | 423 | 0 | 34 | 50 | 17 | | Camden | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 553 | 249 | 47 | 0 | 531 | 249 | 42 | 0 | 35 | | City of London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Croydon | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 713 | 25 | 169 | 139 | 660 | 25 | 169 | 139 | 34 | | Ealing | 83 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 2,792 | 181 | 504 | 305 | 2,709 | 33 | 504 | 305 | 24 | | Enfield | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 48 | 32 | 0 | 223 | 48 | 32 | 0 | 26 | | Greenwich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,593 | 249 | 138 | 31 | 1,591 | 249 | 138 | 31 | 21 | | Hackney | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,567 | 45 | 181 | 33 | 1,549 | 45 | 180 | 33 | 14 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 58 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 51 | | Haringey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,099 | 17 | 54 | 91 | 1,094 | 17 | 54 | 91 | 13 | | Harrow | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 459 | 0 | 116 | 132 | 449 | 0 | 116 | 132 | 36 | | Havering | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 51 | 25 | 0 | 328 | 42 | 25 | 0 | 17 | | Hillingdon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 564 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 564 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 6 | | Hounslow | 9 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 1,250 | 5 | 354 | 362 | 1,241 | -29 | 340 | 362 | 35 | | Islington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 96 | 23 | 0 | 184 | 96 | 23 | 0 | 39 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kingston upon Thames | 56 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1,086 | 6 | 87 | 41 | 1,030 | 6 | 81 | 41 | 11 | | Lambeth | 21 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 2,346 | 295 | 256 | 136 | 2,325 | 219 | 256 | 136 | 21 | | Lewisham | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 737 | 96 | 65 | 65 | 712 | 95 | 65 | 65 | 24 | | Merton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 434 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 432 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 16 | | Newham | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,512 | 135 | 676 | 730 | 4,506 | 135 | 676 | 730 | 25 | | Redbridge | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 582 | 24 | 49 | 136 | 574 | 24 | 49 | 136 | 27 | | Richmond upon Thames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 37 | 5 | 15 | 361 | 37 | 5 | 15 | 14 | | Southwark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 627 | 257 | 106 | 0 | 626 | 257 | 106 | 0 | 37 | | Sutton | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 798 | 102 | 18 | 158 | 756 | 91 | 18 | 158 | 26 | | Tower Hamlets | 43 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6,156 | 545 | 469 | 760 | 6,113 | 527 | 469 | 760 | 22 | | Waltham Forest | 56 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 1,530 | 210 | 184 | 147 | 1,474 | 28 | 184 | 147 | 20 | | Wandsworth | 327 | 94 | 24 | 0 | 1,891 | 188 | 439 | 274 | 1,564 | 94 | 415 | 274 | 33 | | Westminster | 313 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2,646 | 173 | 399 | 18 | 2,333 | 142 | 399 | 18 | 19 | | London | 1,522 | 845 | 50 | 0 | 43,279 | 3,775 | 5,182 | 4,457 | 41,757 | 2,930 | 5,132 | 4,457 | 23 |

'Major' schemes are those proposing 10 residential units or more.

In referring to ‘planning permissions’ this table excludes certificates of Proposed Lawful Development and all types of prior approval, as well of Certificates of Existing Lawful Use.

### Table 3.20 Gross Conventional Housing Approvals by Number of Bedrooms 2016/17

| Borough | Number of Bedrooms | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4+ | Total | % 3+ | |-------------------------------|--------------------|---|---|---|----|-------|------| | Barking and Dagenham | 585 | 651| 134| 80| 1,450| 15 | | Barnet | 1,484 | 1,557| 566| 183| 3,790| 20 | | Bexley | 903 | 984 | 648| 151| 2,686| 30 | | Brent | 2,129 | 1,498| 462| 68 | 4,157| 13 | | Bromley | 467 | 492 | 130| 169| 1,258| 24 | | Camden | 472 | 508 | 255| 109| 1,344| 27 | | City of London | 172 | 182 | 47 | 3 | 404 | 12 | | Croydon | 1,233 | 920 | 242| 76 | 2,471| 13 | | Ealing | 2,261 | 2,130| 546| 133| 5,070| 13 | | Enfield | 300 | 290 | 206| 75 | 871 | 32 | | Greenwich | 892 | 937 | 334| 78 | 2,241| 18 | | Hackney | 905 | 922 | 501| 59 | 2,387| 23 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 254 | 212 | 142| 176| 784 | 41 | | Haringey | 816 | 786 | 227| 38 | 1,867| 14 | | Harrow | 771 | 508 | 121| 23 | 1,423| 10 | | Havering | 513 | 286 | 142| 42 | 983 | 19 | | Hillingdon | 479 | 431 | 151| 84 | 1,145| 21 | | Hounslow | 1,727 | 1,002| 346| 46 | 3,121| 13 | | Islington | 183 | 325 | 66 | 15 | 589 | 14 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 289 | 251 | 140| 65 | 745 | 28 | | Kingston upon Thames | 520 | 640 | 243| 135| 1,538| 25 | | Lambeth | 1,469 | 1,527| 462| 67 | 3,525| 15 | | Lewisham | 596 | 522 | 164| 34 | 1,316| 15 | | Merton | 429 | 413 | 149| 101| 1,092| 23 | | Newham | 2,124 | 2,135| 1,826| 445| 6,530| 35 | | Redbridge | 603 | 530 | 138| 15 | 1,286| 12 | | Richmond upon Thames | 212 | 307 | 134| 60 | 713 | 27 | | Southwark | 627 | 679 | 263| 37 | 1,606| 19 | | Sutton | 545 | 581 | 234| 69 | 1,429| 21 | | Tower Hamlets | 4,219 | 2,842| 1,148| 194| 8,403| 16 | | Waltham Forest | 997 | 1,147| 396| 83 | 2,623| 18 | | Wandsworth | 1,499 | 1,592| 492| 145| 3,728| 17 | | Westminster | 1,340 | 1,385| 839| 292| 3,856| 29 | | London | 32,015 | 29,172| 11,894| 3,350| 76,431| 20 |

### Table 3.21 Net Non-conventional Housing Approvals by Use 2016/17

| Borough | Student hall bedrooms | Care home bedrooms | Hostel / HMO bedrooms | Total rooms | |-------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------| | Barking and Dagenham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Barnet | 0 | 13 | 2 | 15 | | Brent | 18 | 80 | 0 | 98 | | Bromley | 1,665 | 14 | -10 | 1,669 | | Camden | 0 | -23 | 7 | -16 | | City of London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Croydon | 0 | -25 | 123 | 98 | | Ealing | 459 | -39 | -68 | 352 | | Enfield | -347 | -1 | 8 | -340 | | Greenwich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Hackney | 0 | 10 | 341 | 351 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 306 | 10 | 0 | 316 | | Haringey | 0 | -15 | 1 | -14 | | Harrow | 0 | -8 | 65 | 57 | | Havering | 0 | 42 | -12 | 30 | | Hillingdon | 0 | 0 | 123 | 123 | | Hounslow | 0 | -14 | 0 | -14 | | Islington | 0 | -16 | -4 | -20 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 0 | 50 | -103 | -63 | | Kingston upon Thames | 17 | 0 | -34 | -17 | | Lambeth | 466 | 0 | -13 | 453 | | Lewisham | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46 | | Merton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Newham | 511 | -4 | 6 | 513 | | Redbridge | 0 | 45 | 0 | 45 | | Richmond upon Thames | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | Southwark | 0 | 0 | -9 | -9 | | Sutton | 0 | 17 | 40 | 57 | | Tower Hamlets | -8 | 0 | 19 | 11 | | Waltham Forest | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | | Wandsworth | 0 | 2 | -9 | -7 | | Westminster | -66 | -10 | 13 | -63 | | London | 2,744 | 133 | 499 | 3,376 | Table 3.22 Density of Residential Approvals by Borough (dwellings per hectare) 2008/09 to 2016/17

| Borough | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | |--------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | Barking and Dagenham | 80 | 134 | 273 | 126 | 67 | 71 | 100 | 217 | 137 | | Barnet | 110 | 102 | 100 | 70 | 93 | 93 | 81 | 112 | 108 | | Bexley | 110 | 83 | 80 | 99 | 64 | 98 | 57 | 96 | 100 | | Brent | 133 | 182 | 185 | 146 | 134 | 193 | 151 | 164 | 200 | | Bromley | 36 | 49 | 52 | 36 | 40 | 31 | 40 | 58 | 51 | | Camden | 136 | 140 | 139 | 181 | 189 | 133 | 188 | 166 | 112 | | City of London | 329 | 235 | 457 | 507 | 447 | 440 | 340 | 316 | 315 | | Croydon | 131 | 97 | 141 | 154 | 121 | 164 | 102 | 139 | 102 | | Ealing | 162 | 153 | 142 | 112 | 94 | 119 | 123 | 88 | 187 | | Enfield | 65 | 72 | 61 | 61 | 91 | 75 | 73 | 119 | 60 | | Greenwich | 211 | 145 | 337 | 239 | 233 | 254 | 283 | 201 | 183 | | Hackney | 200 | 245 | 235 | 284 | 118 | 245 | 416 | 217 | 188 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 187 | 300 | 183 | 243 | 219 | 393 | 262 | 212 | 147 | | Haringey | 142 | 107 | 117 | 200 | 146 | 109 | 144 | 138 | 153 | | Harrow | 62 | 83 | 63 | 89 | 92 | 65 | 130 | 116 | 169 | | Havering | 55 | 99 | 122 | 58 | 57 | 46 | 52 | 48 | 78 | | Hillingdon | 91 | 39 | 57 | 72 | 53 | 60 | 87 | 83 | 68 | | Hounslow | 158 | 62 | 75 | 103 | 78 | 138 | 130 | 168 | 146 | | Islington | 244 | 271 | 293 | 285 | 193 | 236 | 360 | 167 | 223 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 133 | 102 | 225 | 192 | 163 | 140 | 189 | 147 | 159 | | Kingston upon Thames | 75 | 64 | 62 | 50 | 34 | 61 | 86 | 53 | 88 | | Lambeth | 130 | 195 | 183 | 177 | 226 | 216 | 339 | 205 | 278 | | Lewisham | 161 | 229 | 133 | 230 | 127 | 141 | 207 | 154 | 153 | | Merton | 80 | 69 | 65 | 75 | 46 | 76 | 103 | 89 | 93 | | Newham | 378 | 260 | 398 | 316 | 151 | 176 | 297 | 224 | 297 | | Redbridge | 87 | 373 | 158 | 108 | 71 | 102 | 111 | 147 | 175 | | Richmond upon Thames | 58 | 46 | 106 | 71 | 54 | 89 | 72 | 91 | 67 | | Southwark | 334 | 230 | 224 | 211 | 366 | 296 | 222 | 163 | 96 | | Sutton | 101 | 58 | 57 | 106 | 57 | 149 | 119 | 113 | 112 | | Tower Hamlets | 316 | 361 | 296 | 479 | 189 | 455 | 435 | 550 | 372 | | Waltham Forest | 123 | 121 | 111 | 144 | 128 | 142 | 142 | 107 | 157 | | Wandsworth | 168 | 150 | 206 | 387 | 261 | 212 | 202 | 283 | 241 | | Westminster | 155 | 199 | 206 | 218 | 195 | 193 | 164 | 186 | 213 | | London | 139 | 151 | 137 | 165 | 135 | 151 | 171 | 158 | 153 | | Borough | Full | Outline | Reserved matters | Amendments | Office to Residential Prior Approval (Class O - formerly J) | Other prior approvals | S191 Certificate of Existing Lawful Use | All permission types | |-------------------------------|------|---------|------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------| | Barking and Dagenham | 976 | 36 | 405 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1,441 | | Barnet | 1,702| 74 | 0 | 987 | 578 | 14 | 1 | 3,356 | | Bexley | 937 | 1,223 | 139 | 0 | 104 | 3 | 2 | 2,408 | | Brent | 1,782| 590 | 701 | 25 | 697 | 23 | 40 | 3,858 | | Bromley | 868 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 14 | 1 | 1,108 | | Camden | 694 | 0 | 286 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 73 | 1,101 | | City of London | 173 | 0 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 404 | | Croydon | 1,856| 84 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 69 | 0 | 2,222 | | Ealing | 2,574| 764 | 792 | 9 | 266 | 11 | 100 | 4,516 | | Enfield | 595 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 7 | 47 | 745 | | Greenwich | 1,848| 0 | 294 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2,191 | | Hackney | 1,008| 0 | 302 | 671 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 2,059 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 359 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 449 | | Haringey | 1,440| 144 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 33 | 42 | 1,724 | | Harrow | 880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 446 | 1 | 3 | 1,330 | | Havering | 510 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 341 | 3 | 0 | 903 | | Hillingdon | 535 | 9 | 85 | 185 | 226 | 1 | 1 | 1,042 | | Hounslow | 1,898| 0 | 157 | 0 | 919 | 9 | 0 | 2,983 | | Islington | 427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 44 | 525 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 462 | | | Kingston upon Thames | 1,195| 7 | 106 | 0 | 95 | 10 | 1 | 1,414 | | Lambeth | 1,384| 4 | 0 | 1,823 | 51 | 24 | 36 | 3,322 | | Lewisham | 1,053| 0 | 0 | 53 | 59 | 5 | 32 | 1,202 | | Merton | 796 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 35 | 20 | 949 | | Newham | 1,849| 3,508 | 927 | 0 | 88 | 12 | 65 | 6,449 | | Redbridge | 612 | 2 | 0 | 363 | 161 | 10 | 48 | 1,196 | | Richmond upon Thames | 280 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 113 | 7 | 4 | 627 | | Southwark | 1,302| 0 | 122 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 9 | 1,513 | | Sutton | 493 | 0 | 734 | 0 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 1,328 | | Tower Hamlets | 5,394| 36 | 1,907 | 767 | 185 | 3 | 7 | 8,299 | | Waltham Forest | 2,058| 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 18 | 68 | 2,300 | | Wandsworth | 1,316| 431 | 0 | 1,051 | 220 | 14 | 23 | 3,055 | | Westminster | 3,047| 0 | 105 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 3,200 | | London | 42,291| 6,945 | 6,816 | 6,693 | 5,776 | 400 | 760 | 69,681 |

Note: Amendments includes Minor Material Amendments and Variations to s106. Other prior approvals includes s192 Certificates of Proposed Lawful Development, but does not include office to residential prior approvals. | Borough | Existing Market | Existing Soc. Rent | Existing Int. | Existing Aff. Rent | Proposed Market | Proposed Soc. Rent | Proposed Int. | Proposed Aff. Rent | Net Market | Net Soc. Rent | Net Int. | Net Aff. Rent | % Aff. | |-------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|------------|---------------|---------|---------------|-------| | Barking and Dagenham | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 575 | 20 | 49 | 2 | 554 | 20 | 49 | 2 | 11 | | Barnet | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,856 | 195 | 198 | 69 | 1,570 | 195 | 198 | 69 | 23 | | Bexley | 58 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 0 | 159 | 196 | 298 | -192 | 159 | 196 | 35 | | Brent | 212 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 1,199 | 238 | 200 | 44 | 987 | 51 | 200 | 44 | 23 | | Bromley | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 897 | 11 | 43 | 129 | 824 | 11 | 43 | 129 | 18 | | Camden | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 741 | 58 | 19 | 0 | 634 | 58 | 19 | 0 | 11 | | City of London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Croydon | 153 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2,230 | 105 | 125 | 142 | 2,077 | 71 | 125 | 142 | 14 | | Ealing | 210 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 1,543 | 282 | 98 | 18 | 1,333 | -32 | 98 | 18 | 6 | | Enfield | 131 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 629 | 171 | 70 | 0 | 498 | 43 | 70 | 0 | 18 | | Greenwich | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,346 | 172 | 957 | 2,081 | 11,324 | 172 | 957 | 2,081 | 22 | | Hackney | 208 | 189 | 1 | 0 | 2,065 | 181 | 282 | 81 | 1,857 | -8 | 281 | 81 | 16 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 193 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 745 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 552 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 8 | | Haringey | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,250 | 0 | 39 | 296 | 2,083 | 0 | 39 | 296 | 14 | | Harrow | 65 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1,110 | 1 | 133 | 154 | 1,045 | -39 | 133 | 154 | 19 | | Havering | 18 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 244 | -27 | 19 | 15 | 3 | | Hillingdon | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 385 | -8 | 18 | 4 | 4 | | Hounslow | 8 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 1,419 | 57 | 431 | 273 | 1,411 | 23 | 417 | 273 | 34 | | Islington | 77 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 709 | 246 | 47 | 0 | 632 | 218 | 47 | 0 | 30 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 269 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Kingston upon Thames | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 248 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 19 | | Lambeth | 104 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 3,121 | 227 | 296 | 177 | 3,017 | 151 | 296 | 177 | 17 | | Lewisham | 72 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1,017 | 64 | 120 | 40 | 945 | 64 | 90 | 40 | 17 | | Merton | 85 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 476 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Newham | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,632 | 12 | 217 | 223 | 2,435 | 12 | 217 | 223 | 16 | | Redbridge | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 853 | 62 | 22 | 73 | 796 | 62 | 21 | 73 | 16 | | Richmond upon Thames | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 455 | 74 | 37 | 0 | 394 | 74 | 37 | 0 | 22 | | Southwark | 57 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1,568 | 186 | 116 | 6 | 1,511 | 135 | 116 | 6 | 15 | | Sutton | 63 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 539 | 111 | 18 | 0 | 476 | 91 | 18 | 0 | 19 | | Tower Hamlets | 78 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5,348 | 87 | 387 | 493 | 5,270 | 69 | 387 | 493 | 15 | | Waltham Forest | 72 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 569 | 106 | 93 | 11 | 497 | 86 | 93 | 11 | 28 | | Wandsworth | 471 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8,286 | 320 | 754 | 330 | 7,815 | 320 | 730 | 330 | 15 | | Westminster | 348 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2,739 | 155 | 342 | 41 | 2,391 | 64 | 342 | 41 | 16 | | London | 4,018 | 1,512 | 70 | 0 | 59,033 | 3,244 | 5,352 | 4,907 | 55,015 | 1,732 | 5,282 | 4,907 | 18 | Table 3.25 Conventional Starts in Major Planning Permissions by Tenure 2016/17

| Borough | Existing | Proposed | Net | % Aff. | |-------------------------------|----------|----------|-----|--------| | | Market | Soc. Rent| Int.| Aff. Rent | Market | Soc. Rent| Int.| Aff. Rent | Market | Soc. Rent| Int.| Aff. Rent | | Barking and Dagenham | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 521 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 503 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 11 | | Barnet | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,382 | 195 | 198 | 69 | 1,233 | 195 | 198 | 69 | 27 | | Bexley | 38 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 159 | 187 | 169 | -192 | 159 | 187 | 48 | | Brent | 86 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 849 | 238 | 197 | 44 | 763 | 51 | 197 | 44 | 28 | | Bromley | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 544 | 11 | 42 | 129 | 534 | 11 | 42 | 129 | 25 | | Camden | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 408 | 55 | 19 | 0 | 399 | 55 | 19 | 0 | 16 | | City of London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Croydon | 20 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 757 | 96 | 120 | 137 | 737 | 63 | 120 | 137 | 30 | | Ealing | 119 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 863 | 292 | 98 | 17 | 744 | -26 | 98 | 17 | 11 | | Enfield | 37 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 137 | 67 | 0 | 250 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 23 | | Greenwich | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,219 | 171 | 957 | 2,078 | 11,211 | 171 | 957 | 2,078 | 22 | | Hackney | 47 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 1,589 | 173 | 281 | 81 | 1,542 | -7 | 280 | 81 | 19 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 16 | 34 | 0 | 282 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 13 | | Haringey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,802 | 0 | 32 | 296 | 1,796 | 0 | 32 | 296 | 15 | | Harrow | 9 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 834 | 0 | 133 | 148 | 825 | -40 | 133 | 148 | 23 | | Havering | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 9 | -27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | | Hillingdon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 255 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 15 | | Hounslow | 6 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 1,061 | 57 | 431 | 273 | 1,055 | 23 | 417 | 273 | 40 | | Islington | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 239 | 47 | 0 | 378 | 211 | 47 | 0 | 41 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kingston upon Thames | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 96 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 37 | | Lambeth | 18 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 2,626 | 226 | 296 | 168 | 2,608 | 150 | 296 | 168 | 19 | | Lewisham | 17 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 760 | 56 | 120 | 40 | 743 | 56 | 90 | 40 | 20 | | Merton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Newham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,349 | 3 | 217 | 223 | 2,349 | 3 | 217 | 223 | 16 | | Redbridge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 579 | 48 | 20 | 73 | 576 | 48 | 20 | 73 | 20 | | Richmond upon Thames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 74 | 37 | 0 | 240 | 74 | 37 | 0 | 32 | | Southwark | 9 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1,290 | 183 | 116 | 6 | 1,281 | 132 | 116 | 6 | 17 | | Sutton | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 102 | 18 | 0 | 106 | 91 | 18 | 0 | 51 | | Tower Hamlets | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5,172 | 83 | 387 | 493 | 5,142 | 65 | 387 | 493 | 16 | | Waltham Forest | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 60 | 93 | 11 | 138 | 40 | 93 | 11 | 51 | | Wandsworth | 290 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7,796 | 320 | 752 | 326 | 7,506 | 320 | 728 | 326 | 15 | | Westminster | 174 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2,301 | 155 | 342 | 33 | 2,127 | 64 | 342 | 33 | 17 | | London | 1,214 | 1,451 | 69 | 0 | 47,357 | 3,059 | 5,319| 4,845 | 46,143 | 1,608 | 5,250| 4,845 | 20 |

'Major' schemes are those proposing 10 residential units or more.

In referring to ‘planning permissions’ this table excludes certificates of Proposed Lawful Development and all types of prior approval, as well of Certificates of Existing Lawful Use. | Borough | Full | Outline | Reserved matters | Amendments | Office to Residential Prior Approval (Class O - formerly J) | Other prior approvals | S191 Certificate of Existing Lawful Use | All permission types | |-------------------------------|------|---------|------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------| | Barking and Dagenham | 593 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 625 | | Barnet | 1,333| 149 | 436 | 12 | 91 | 10 | 1 | 2,032 | | Bexley | 410 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 461 | | Brent | 817 | 0 | 361 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 40 | 1,282 | | Bromley | 881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 6 | 1 | 1,007 | | Camden | 597 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 67 | 711 | | City of London | 19 | 0 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | | Croydon | 1,537| 75 | 24 | 87 | 679 | 13 | 0 | 2,415 | | Ealing | 810 | 0 | 118 | 66 | 324 | 0 | 99 | 1,417 | | Enfield | 539 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 611 | | | Greenwich | 1,570| 12,898 | 0 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 14,534 | | Hackney | 820 | 15 | 645 | 672 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 2,211 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 519 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 598 | | | Haringey | 1,275| 1,056 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 41 | 251 | | | Harrow | 1,176| 30 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 3 | 1,293 | | | Havering | 110 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 2 | 0 | 251 | | | Hillingdon | 255 | 0 | 121 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 399 | | | Hounslow | 1,821| 0 | 0 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 2,124 | | | Islington | 768 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 18 | 41 | 897 | | | Kensington and Chelsea | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 280 | | | Kingston upon Thames | 222 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 305 | | | Lambeth | 1,563| 0 | 0 | 1,861 | 175 | 6 | 36 | 3,641 | | Lewisham | 1,084| 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 1,139 | | | Merton | 305 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 27 | 20 | 399 | | | Newham | 1,232| 0 | 1,565 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 65 | 2,887 | | Redbridge | 453 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 85 | 12 | 45 | 952 | | Richmond upon Thames | 432 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 5 | 4 | 505 | | | Southwark | 930 | 800 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 1,768 | | | Sutton | 386 | 0 | 6 | 182 | 11 | 0 | 585 | | | Tower Hamlets | 3,651| 508 | 1,269 | 764 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 6,219 | | Waltham Forest | 453 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 12 | 69 | 687 | | | Wandsworth | 5,452| 0 | 0 | 3,676 | 36 | 6 | 25 | 9,195 | | Westminster | 2,715| 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2,838 | | | London | 34,998| 15,576 | 4,650 | 7,773 | 3,002 | 193 | 744 | 66,936 |

Note: Amendments includes Minor Material Amendments and Variations to s106. Other prior approvals includes s192 Certificates of Proposed Lawful Development, but does not include office to residential prior approvals.

### Table 3.27 Gross Conventional Housing Starts by Number of Bedrooms 2016/17

| Borough | Number of Bedrooms | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4+ | Total | % 3+ | |-------------------------------|--------------------|---|---|---|----|-------|------| | Barking and Dagenham | 185 | 366| 5 | 90| 646| 15 | | Barnet | 722 | 907| 420|269|2,318|30 | | Bexley | 165 | 374| 134|38 | 711 |24 | | Brent | 721 | 629| 296|35 | 1,681|20 | | Bromley | 323 | 441| 102|214|1,080|29 | | Camden | 289 | 293| 169|67 | 818 |29 | | City of London | 112 | 109| 29 |0 | 250 |12 | | Croydon | 1,472 | 807| 226|97 | 2,602|12 | | Ealing | 845 | 765| 285|56 | 1,951|17 | | Enfield | 329 | 313| 171|57 | 870 |26 | | Greenwich | 7,272 | 5,121|2,153|10 | 14,556|15 | | Hackney | 954 | 1,105|425|125|2,609|21 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 275 | 259| 126|139|799 |33 | | Haringey | 1,530 | 742| 225|88 | 2,585|12 | | Harrow | 582 | 645| 151|20 | 1,398|12 | | Havering | 129 | 96 | 46 |34 | 305 |26 | | Hillingdon | 161 | 173| 73 |59 | 466 |28 | | Hounslow | 925 | 850| 352|53 | 2,180|19 | | Islington | 310 | 530| 123|39 | 1,002|16 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 215 | 151| 117|68 | 551 |34 | | Kingston upon Thames | 133 | 124| 53 |34 | 344 |25 | | Lambeth | 1,670 | 1,614|442|95 | 3,821|14 | | Lewisham | 512 | 545| 156|28 | 1,241|15 | | Merton | 186 | 191| 62 |48 | 487 |23 | | Newham | 1,207 | 1,012|743|122|3,084|28 | | Redbridge | 392 | 504| 102|12 | 1,010|11 | | Richmond upon Thames | 138 | 210| 106|112|566 |39 | | Southwark | 658 | 851| 313|54 | 1,876|20 | | Sutton | 367 | 183| 89 |29 | 668 |18 | | Tower Hamlets | 3,502 | 2,183|571|59 | 6,315|10 | | Waltham Forest | 359 | 304| 95 |21 | 779 |15 | | Wandsworth | 2,740 | 5,015|1,595|340|9,690|20 | | Westminster | 1,120 | 1,176|733|248|3,277|30 | | London | 27,735 | 25,768|10,555|3,063|67,121|19 |

### Table 3.28 Gross Conventional Housing Pipeline by Number of Bedrooms as at 31/03/2017

| Borough | Number of Bedrooms | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4+ | Not known | Total | % 3+ | |-------------------------------|--------------------|---|---|---|----|-----------|-------|------| | Barking and Dagenham | 2,673 | 7,054|3,668|1,625|0 | 15,020 |35 | | Barnet | 8,431 | 11,145|3,930|1,359|18 | 24,883 |21 | | Bexley | 1,243 | 1,501|817 |225 |1 | 3,787 |28 | | Brent | 3,961 | 4,115|1,717|304 |0 | 10,097 |20 | | Bromley | 1,006 | 1,341|294 |399 |2 | 3,042 |23 | | Camden | 2,530 | 2,987|1,332|434 |0 | 7,283 |24 | | City of London | 411 | 377 | 81 |20 | 0 | 889 |11 | | Croydon | 3,795 | 2,778|684 |382 |0 | 7,639 |14 | | Ealing | 5,565 | 7,209|2,476|837 |0 | 16,087|21 | | Enfield | 731 | 1,086|617 |262 |0 | 2,696 |33 | | Greenwich | 13,542 | 11,461|4,493|403 |770 |30,669|16 | | Hackney | 4,046 | 4,180|2,077|469 |588 |11,360|22 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 6,792 | 5,043|2,407|685 |1,472|16,399|19 | | Haringey | 2,344 | 1,822|666 |245 |12 | 5,038 |13 | | Harrow | 2,255 | 2,223|410 |247 |0 | 5,135 |13 | | Havering | 978 | 843 | 449 |178 |0 | 2,448 |26 | | Hillingdon | 1,842 | 1,915|481 |210 |0 | 4,448 |16 | | Hounslow | 3,670 | 3,177|1,024|219 |31 | 8,121 |15 | | Islington | 1,744 | 1,933|578 |150 |0 | 4,405 |17 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 1,515 | 1,496|934 |406 |0 | 4,351 |31 | | Kingston | 1,052 | 1,038|330 |243 |0 | 2,663 |22 | | Lambeth | 3,626 | 4,491|1,493|279 |0 | 9,889 |18 | | Lewisham | 3,244 | 3,662|908 |283 |3,500|11,597|10 | | Merton | 771 | 947 | 253 |203 |0 | 2,174 |21 | | Newham | 7,132 | 7,454|4,378|775 |4,693|24,432|21 | | Redbridge | 1,277 | 1,140|301 |136 |1 | 2,855 |15 | | Richmond | 572 | 787 | 294 |184 |1 | 1,838 |26 | | Southwark | 5,335 | 6,861|2,536|854 |1 | 15,587|22 | | Sutton | 1,254 | 1,444|485 |149 |0 | 3,332 |19 | | Tower Hamlets | 13,356 | 10,631|4,529|706 |650 |29,872|18 | | Waltham Forest | 1,463 | 1,879|703 |109 |0 | 4,154 |20 | | Wandsworth | 6,179 | 9,609|3,628|918 |1 | 20,335|22 | | Westminster | 3,565 | 3,799|2,659|738 |66 | 10,827|31 | | London | 117,901 | 127,430|51,635|14,636|11,807|323,409|20 | | Borough | Not Started | Proposed | Net | Started | Proposed | Net | Total Pipeline | Proposed | Net | |-------------------------|-------------|----------|-----|---------|----------|-----|----------------|----------|-----| | | Existing | | | Existing| | | | | | | Barking and Dagenham | 9 | 2,713 | 2,704 | 1,597 | 12,307 | 10,710 | 1,606 | 15,020 | 13,414 | | Barnet | 739 | 12,309 | 11,570 | 2,824 | 12,574 | 9,750 | 3,563 | 24,883 | 21,320 | | Bexley | 293 | 2,862 | 2,569 | 255 | 925 | 670 | 548 | 3,787 | 3,239 | | Brent | 281 | 4,023 | 3,742 | 691 | 6,074 | 5,383 | 972 | 10,097 | 9,125 | | Bromley | 160 | 1,330 | 1,170 | 113 | 1,712 | 1,599 | 273 | 3,042 | 2,769 | | Camden | 366 | 2,814 | 2,448 | 1,087 | 4,469 | 3,382 | 1,453 | 7,283 | 5,830 | | City of London | 3 | 41 | 38 | 13 | 848 | 835 | 16 | 889 | 873 | | Croydon | 223 | 3,368 | 3,145 | 182 | 4,271 | 4,089 | 405 | 7,639 | 7,234 | | Ealing | 1,307 | 9,223 | 7,916 | 3,806 | 6,864 | 3,058 | 5,113 | 16,087 | 10,974 | | Enfield | 97 | 1,139 | 1,042 | 516 | 1,557 | 1,041 | 613 | 2,696 | 2,083 | | Greenwich | 479 | 2,561 | 2,082 | 2,326 | 28,108 | 25,782 | 2,805 | 30,669 | 27,864 | | Hackney | 2,240 | 6,358 | 4,118 | 2,911 | 5,002 | 2,091 | 5,151 | 11,360 | 6,209 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 1,119 | 10,750 | 9,631 | 715 | 5,649 | 4,934 | 1,834 | 16,399 | 14,565 | | Haringey | 183 | 1,693 | 1,510 | 145 | 3,396 | 3,251 | 328 | 5,089 | 4,761 | | Harrow | 134 | 2,736 | 2,602 | 181 | 2,399 | 2,218 | 315 | 5,135 | 4,820 | | Havering | 165 | 1,865 | 1,700 | 382 | 583 | 201 | 547 | 2,448 | 1,901 | | Hillingdon | 123 | 1,582 | 1,459 | 77 | 2,866 | 2,789 | 200 | 4,448 | 4,248 | | Hounslow | 185 | 5,002 | 4,817 | 107 | 3,119 | 3,012 | 292 | 8,121 | 7,629 | | Islington | 82 | 353 | 271 | 398 | 4,052 | 3,654 | 480 | 4,405 | 3,925 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 669 | 1,186 | 517 | 337 | 3,165 | 2,828 | 1,006 | 4,351 | 3,345 | | Kingston upon Thames | 144 | 1,839 | 1,695 | 60 | 824 | 764 | 204 | 2,663 | 2,459 | | Lambeth | 133 | 1,837 | 1,704 | 1,324 | 8,052 | 6,728 | 1,457 | 9,889 | 8,432 | | Lewisham | 87 | 8,505 | 8,418 | 354 | 3,092 | 2,738 | 441 | 11,597 | 11,156 | | Merton | 147 | 1,325 | 1,178 | 133 | 849 | 716 | 280 | 2,174 | 1,894 | | Newham | 28 | 16,334 | 16,306 | 412 | 8,098 | 7,686 | 440 | 24,432 | 23,992 | | Redbridge | 101 | 1,122 | 1,021 | 78 | 1,733 | 1,655 | 179 | 2,855 | 2,676 | | Richmond upon Thames | 120 | 816 | 696 | 104 | 1,022 | 918 | 224 | 1,838 | 1,614 | | Southwark | 2,843 | 6,085 | 3,242 | 1,572 | 9,502 | 7,930 | 4,415 | 15,587 | 11,172 | | Sutton | 62 | 1,471 | 1,409 | 732 | 1,861 | 1,129 | 794 | 3,332 | 2,538 | | Tower Hamlets | 111 | 7,558 | 7,447 | 1,095 | 22,314 | 21,219 | 1,206 | 29,872 | 28,666 | | Waltham Forest | 273 | 2,681 | 2,408 | 72 | 1,473 | 1,401 | 345 | 4,154 | 3,809 | | Wandsworth | 798 | 4,354 | 3,556 | 1,190 | 15,981 | 14,791 | 1,988 | 20,335 | 18,347 | | Westminster | 910 | 4,050 | 3,140 | 729 | 6,777 | 6,048 | 1,639 | 10,827 | 9,188 | | London | 14,614 | 131,885 | 117,271 | 28,518 | 191,518 | 165,000 | 41,132 | 323,403 | 282,271 | Figure 3.6 Net Conventional Housing pipeline as at 31/03/2017

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Table 3.30 Conventional Pipeline by Tenure 2016/17 Borough Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden City of London Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster London

Existing Market 469 1,559 149 459 273 812 16 314 1,440 257 170 750 1,212 320 210 130 166 210 202 588 196 444 174 236 191 175 224 724 130 348 147 1,248 1,375 15,318

Proposed Soc.Rent 1,137 2,004 393 513 0 601 0 88 3,627 356 2,332 4,124 621 8 105 417 33 68 278 412 1 1,013 191 44 249 4 0 3,690 637 858 198 331 264 24,597

Int. 0 0 6 0 0 40 0 2 46 0 0 276 1 0 0 0 1 14 0 6 1 0 30 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 0 151 0 602

Aff. Rent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 303 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 258 0 615

Market 9,310 20,875 2,714 7,461 2,739 5,418 862 6,605 11,062 2,220 24,463 7,997 13,488 4,418 4,465 2,282 4,139 6,520 3,056 3,418 2,424 7,403 9,277 1,924 19,289 2,372 1,655 11,331 2,686 23,744 3,275 16,907 9,001 254,800

Net Soc. Rent 2,640 2,155 0 1,325 66 1,358 0 181 2,809 228 1,651 1,585 1,405 104 5 92 119 213 800 721 24 1,138 580 92 1,207 220 126 2,497 268 2,366 267 817 738 27,797

Int. 2,616 1,331 417 1,038 110 442 0 430 1,870 155 2,123 1,598 1,399 225 309 58 91 750 356 207 168 750 802 88 2,405 118 40 1,516 149 1,696 350 1,733 945 26,285

Aff. Rent 454 522 656 273 127 65 27 423 346 93 2,432 180 107 342 356 16 99 638 193 5 47 598 938 70 1,531 145 17 243 229 2,066 262 878 143 14,521

Market 8,841 19,316 2,565 7,002 2,466 4,606 846 6,291 9,622 1,963 24,293 7,247 12,276 4,098 4,255 2,152 3,973 6,310 2,854 2,830 2,228 6,959 9,103 1,688 19,098 2,197 1,431 10,607 2,556 23,396 3,128 15,659 7,626 239,482

Soc. Rent 1,503 151 -393 812 66 757 0 93 -818 -128 -681 -2,539 784 96 -100 -325 86 145 522 309 23 125 389 48 958 216 126 -1,193 -369 1,508 69 486 474 3,200

Int. 2,616 1,331 411 1,038 110 402 0 428 1,824 155 2,123 1,322 1,398 225 309 58 90 736 356 201 167 750 772 88 2,405 118 40 1,515 122 1,696 350 1,582 945 25,683

Aff. Rent 454 522 656 273 127 65 27 422 346 93 2,129 179 107 342 356 16 99 638 193 5 41 598 892 70 1,531 145 17 243 229 2,066 262 620 143 13,906

% Aff. 34 9 21 23 11 21 3 13 12 6 13 -17 16 14 12 -13 6 19 27 15 9 17 18 11 20 18 11 5 -1 18 18 15 17 15

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Table 3.31 Conventional Pipeline in Major Planning Permissions by Tenure 2016/17 Borough Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden City of London Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster London

Existing Market 461 1,008 78 130 33 327 14 64 993 119 95 336 914 61 32 33 10 69 61 205 63 307 81 24 151 53 21 566 69 273 62 852 717 8,282

Proposed Soc.Rent 1,137 1,989 393 512 0 597 0 81 3,619 324 2,332 4,115 621 7 105 398 31 68 274 410 0 1,010 152 40 249 0 0 3,688 637 854 198 331 243 24,415

Int. 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 45 0 0 269 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 151 0 575

Aff. Rent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 303 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 258 0 615

Market 9,034 18,189 2,002 5,686 1,388 3,712 783 3,123 8,799 1,444 23,919 6,740 12,429 3,371 2,668 1,396 3,111 4,434 2,325 2,850 1,601 6,350 8,381 1,088 18,747 1,404 790 10,056 1,807 22,116 2,481 15,211 7,189 214,624

Net Soc. Rent 2,620 2,118 0 1,295 65 1,344 0 177 2,806 176 1,645 1,568 1,401 84 2 68 109 212 769 719 22 1,136 570 72 1,171 187 111 2,463 268 2,355 210 781 717 27,241

Int. 2,616 1,331 406 1,035 109 442 0 385 1,868 150 2,117 1,592 1,397 206 304 53 86 749 356 192 168 750 802 87 2,396 118 40 1,508 149 1,696 350 1,731 931 26,120

Aff. Rent 452 506 656 273 127 65 27 420 341 93 2,432 180 107 336 341 6 99 638 193 5 47 598 936 70 1,531 136 15 243 229 2,066 262 866 135 14,431

Market 8,573 17,181 1,924 5,556 1,355 3,385 769 3,059 7,806 1,325 23,824 6,404 11,515 3,310 2,636 1,363 3,101 4,365 2,264 2,645 1,538 6,043 8,300 1,064 18,596 1,351 769 9,490 1,738 21,843 2,419 14,359 6,472 206,342

Soc. Rent 1,483 129 -393 783 65 747 0 96 -813 -148 -687 -2,547 780 77 -103 -330 78 144 495 309 22 126 418 32 922 187 111 -1,225 -369 1,501 12 450 474 2,826

Int. 2,616 1,331 406 1,035 109 403 0 385 1,823 150 2,117 1,323 1,397 206 304 53 86 735 356 192 168 750 772 87 2,396 118 40 1,508 122 1,696 350 1,580 931 25,545

Aff. Rent 452 506 656 273 127 65 27 419 341 93 2,129 179 107 336 341 6 99 638 193 5 41 598 890 70 1,531 136 15 243 229 2,066 262 608 135 13,816

‘Major’ schemes are those proposing 10 residential units or more. ‘In referring to ‘planning permissions’ this table excludes certificates of Proposed Lawful Development and all types of prior approval, as well of Certificates of Existing Lawful Use.

% Aff. 35 10 26 27 18 26 3 23 15 7 13 -19 17 16 17 -25 8 26 32 16 13 20 20 15 21 25 18 5 -1 19 21 16 19 17

Table 3.32 Net Conventional Housing Pipeline by Permission Type as at 31/03/2017

| Borough | Full | Outline | Reserved matters | Amendments | Prior Approval (Class O - formerly J) | Other prior approvals | All permission types | |--------------------------|-------|---------|------------------|------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| | Barking and Dagenham | 2,332 | 10,290 | 695 | 0 | 94 | 3 | 13,414 | | Barnet | 7,243 | 10,994 | 1,211 | 768 | 1,085 | 19 | 21,320 | | Bexley | 1,509 | 1,225 | 334 | 0 | 168 | 3 | 3,239 | | Brent | 3,907 | 2,757 | 1,534 | 28 | 871 | 28 | 9,125 | | Bromley | 2,078 | 211 | 2 | 0 | 464 | 14 | 2,769 | | Camden | 4,386 | 576 | 484 | 11 | 361 | 12 | 5,830 | | City of London | 482 | 0 | 391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 873 | | Croydon | 4,358 | 564 | 196 | 104 | 1,947 | 65 | 7,234 | | Ealing | 4,237 | 4,669 | 1,337 | 9 | 711 | 11 | 10,974 | | Enfield | 1,422 | 516 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 20 | 2,083 | | Greenwich | 7,212 | 19,148 | 524 | 902 | 67 | 11 | 27,864 | | Hackney | 1,641 | 2,663 | 750 | 1,076 | 40 | 39 | 6,209 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 10,459| 2,689 | 1,076 | -6 | 338 | 9 | 14,565 | | Haringey | 3,292 | 1,318 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 28 | 4,761 | | Harrow | 2,202 | 1,067 | 289 | 0 | 1,256 | 6 | 4,820 | | Havering | 1,539 | 168 | -202 | 0 | 384 | 12 | 1,901 | | Hillingdon | 1,583 | 1,642 | 370 | 152 | 500 | 1 | 4,248 | | Hounslow | 4,019 | 1,393 | 893 | 0 | 1,509 | 15 | 7,829 | | Islington | 2,738 | 930 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 4 | 3,925 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 2,220 | 344 | 779 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,345 | | Kingston upon Thames | 1,952 | 14 | 106 | -2 | 370 | 19 | 2,459 | | Lambeth | 4,834 | 840 | 135 | 2,384 | 212 | 27 | 8,432 | | Lewisham | 2,772 | 7,502 | 455 | 53 | 370 | 4 | 11,156 | | Merton | 1,688 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 19 | 1,894 | | Newham | 8,374 | 8,465 | 7,062 | 1 | 79 | 11 | 23,992 | | Redbridge | 1,869 | 2 | 370 | 0 | 415 | 20 | 2,676 | | Richmond upon Thames | 987 | 2 | 0 | 223 | 395 | 7 | 1,614 | | Southwark | 7,030 | 3,345 | 615 | 0 | 181 | 1 | 11,172 | | Sutton | 1,438 | 9 | 708 | 0 | 365 | 18 | 2,538 | | Tower Hamlets | 16,216| 4,846 | 4,556 | 2,288 | 757 | 3 | 28,666 | | Waltham Forest | 3,262 | 311 | 0 | 215 | 215 | 21 | 3,809 | | Wandsworth | 9,945 | 3,074 | 0 | 4,821 | 490 | 17 | 18,347 | | Westminster | 8,623 | 0 | 193 | 260 | 112 | 0 | 9,188 | | London | 137,849| 91,588 | 24,102 | 13,833 | 14,430 | 469 | 282,271 |

Note: Amendments includes Minor Material Amendments and Variations to s106. Other prior approvals includes s192 Certificates of Proposed Lawful Development, but does not include office to residential prior approvals. Table 3.33 Net Non-conventional Pipeline at 31/03/17

| Borough | Not Started | Started | Total | |-------------------------------|-------------|---------|--------| | Barking and Dagenham | 18 | 176 | 194 | | Barnet | 120 | -124 | -4 | | Bexley | 98 | 234 | 332 | | Brent | -8 | 2,341 | 2,333 | | Bromley | 146 | -89 | 57 | | Camden | -300 | 727 | 427 | | City of London | 0 | -202 | -202 | | Croydon | 0 | 4 | 4 | | Ealing | 38 | 326 | 364 | | Enfield | 18 | -266 | -248 | | Greenwich | -63 | 745 | 682 | | Hackney | 270 | 313 | 583 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 111 | -9 | 102 | | Haringey | -1 | -21 | -22 | | Harrow | 185 | 32 | 217 | | Havering | -21 | 0 | -21 | | Hillingdon | 109 | 254 | 363 | | Hounslow | -11 | 32 | 21 | | Islington | -30 | 1,081 | 1,051 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 107 | -56 | 51 | | Kingston upon Thames | 551 | 479 | 1,030 | | Lambeth | 1,492 | 556 | 2,048 | | Lewisham | 100 | 923 | 1,023 | | Merton | 0 | -78 | -78 | | Newham | 160 | 1,128 | 1,288 | | Redbridge | 67 | 0 | 67 | | Richmond upon Thames | -24 | 0 | -24 | | Southwark | -44 | 1,000 | 956 | | Sutton | 60 | 257 | 317 | | Tower Hamlets | 44 | 568 | 612 | | Waltham Forest | -8 | 570 | 562 | | Wandsworth | 294 | -36 | 258 | | Westminster | -27 | -473 | -500 | | London | 3,451 | 10,392 | 13,843 |

Affordable Housing Delivery Monitor

3.170 The measure of affordable housing delivery used in the Mayor’s London Housing Strategy is very different from the measure of housing provision used in the London Plan. Affordable housing delivery is measured in gross terms and includes acquisitions of existing private sector homes for use as affordable housing. Therefore it is often higher than the net provision of affordable housing in planning terms reported in the main body of the Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) and the Housing Provision Monitor.

3.171 The data source for monitoring affordable housing delivery targets is the set of statistics on affordable housing supply published by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. MHCLG no longer publish regional statistics but have provided the GLA with updated figures at London level.

3.172 These statistics are compiled from a range of sources. The vast majority of delivery in London in recent years has been funded by the Greater London Authority, but the statistics also include units provided without any public funding and a number of assisted purchases.

3.173 Table 3.34 shows affordable housing delivery in London by type in the five years 2012/13 to 2016/17. Over this period a total of 49,270 affordable homes were delivered, of which 14,020 were social rented housing, 18,490 Affordable Rent and 16,760 intermediate housing.

3.174 Figure 3.7 shows the trend in total affordable housing delivery in London since 1991/92, while table 3.27 shows delivery by borough and type in 2015/16.

Table 3.34 Affordable Housing Delivery by Type

| Affordable Housing | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | |-----------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | Social Rent | 5,060 | 3,590 | 3,160 | 1,060 | 1,150 | | Affordable Rent | 480 | 2,400 | 9,630 | 2,810 | 3,170 | | Intermediate Affordable Housing | 3,360 | 3,390 | 5,440 | 1,920 | 2,650 | | All affordable | 8,910 | 9,380 | 18,230 | 5,790 | 6,960 |

See MHCLG live table 1000 and statistical release for full notes and definitions. 3.175 Paragraph 3.61 of the 2016 London Plan sets out the income thresholds for intermediate housing and states that these will be updated on an annual basis in the London Plan AMR.

3.176 In the 2016 AMR, to reflect Government’s approach to shared ownership, a single £90,000 household income was introduced for intermediate housing; in effect removing the previous higher income cap for families in larger homes. However, recognising the different role that intermediate rented products play in meeting affordable housing need compared to shared ownership products, and to ensure those rented products are genuinely affordable in line with the Mayor’s London Living Rent product, the cap for intermediate rented products was reduced to a household income of £60,000 per annum, the income required to afford a two-bedroom London Living Rent home in the most expensive ward. These thresholds have not been changed in this AMR.

3.177 Therefore, the costs (including service charges) of intermediate ownership products such as London Shared Ownership and Discounted Market Sale (where they meet the NPPF and London Plan definition of affordable housing) should be affordable to households on incomes of £90,000 or less, the costs for all intermediate rented products (including London Living Rent and Discounted Market Rent, Affordable Private Rent and Intermediate Rent) should be affordable to households on incomes of £60,000 or less.

3.178 For dwellings to be considered affordable, annual housing costs, including mortgage payments (assuming reasonable interest rates and deposit requirements(^\\text{18})), rent and service charge, should be no greater than 40% of net household income, based on the household income limits set out above.

3.179 Local planning authorities should seek to ensure that intermediate provision provides for households with a range of incomes below the upper limit, and provides a range of dwelling types in terms of a mix of unit sizes (measured by number of bedrooms). The 2016 AMR stated that average housing costs, including service charges for Shared Ownership and Discounted Market Sale, should be affordable by households on annual gross incomes of £56,200 pa, calculated as the mid-point of the upper income threshold of £90,000 and a lower threshold of £22,400 that was derived by increasing the previous year’s threshold by RPI. This lower threshold has also not been increased in this AMR.

3.180 On this basis, average housing costs for Shared Ownership and Discounted Market Sale, including service charges, should be £1,311 a month or £303 a week (housing costs at 40% of net income, net income being assumed to be 70% of gross income), the same as in the previous AMR. Similarly, for intermediate rent products average housing costs, including service charges should be affordable by households with an annual gross income of £41,200, resulting in housing costs of £11,536 a year or £961 a month and £222 a week. For London Living Rent – please refer to the rent setting guidance provided on the GLA website.

3.181 These figures could be used for monitoring purposes, and the income caps are also applied by the GLA to determine eligibility for GLA funded intermediate products.

(^{18}) The Affordable Housing and Viability Supplementary Planning Guidance advises that a repayment mortgage of 25 years with a 90 per cent loan to value ratio should be assumed for shared ownership. | Borough | Social rent | Affordable Rent | Intermediate | Total | |-------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|-------| | Barking and Dagenham | 0 | 50 | 10 | 60 | | Barnet | 0 | 260 | 60 | 320 | | Bexley | 0 | 50 | 20 | 70 | | Brent | 0 | 200 | 20 | 230 | | Bromley | 0 | 40 | 40 | 70 | | Camden | 10 | 50 | 20 | 70 | | City of London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Croydon | 20 | 80 | 90 | 190 | | Ealing | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | | Enfield | 20 | 130 | 220 | 370 | | Greenwich | 270 | 120 | 90 | 470 | | Hackney | 50 | 70 | 40 | 170 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | | Haringey | 0 | 170 | 20 | 190 | | Harrow | 0 | 70 | 10 | 80 | | Havering | 0 | 10 | 30 | 40 | | Hillingdon | 60 | 20 | 40 | 120 | | Hounslow | 140 | 120 | 40 | 290 | | Islington | 120 | 20 | 60 | 190 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | Kingston upon Thames | 0 | 110 | 0 | 110 | | Lambeth | 0 | 10 | 70 | 80 | | Lewisham | 10 | 160 | 120 | 290 | | Merton | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | | Newham | 110 | 290 | 440 | 840 | | Redbridge | 0 | 50 | 10 | 60 | | Richmond upon Thames | 0 | 40 | 20 | 60 | | Southwark | 200 | 50 | 140 | 390 | | Sutton | 10 | 50 | 40 | 100 | | Tower Hamlets | 70 | 660 | 350 | 1,090 | | Waltham Forest | 10 | 40 | 70 | 110 | | Wandsworth | 0 | 90 | 240 | 330 | | Westminster | 60 | 150 | 100 | 300 | | London | 0 | 0 | 200 | 200 | | Not recorded | 0 | 10 | 50 | 50 |

Source: MHCLG. Figures rounded to the nearest 10. Local Affordable Housing Policies

3.182 Paragraph 50 of the National Planning Policy Framework (March 2012) requires all boroughs which have identified a need for affordable housing to set out policies for meeting this need. London Plan Policy 3.11 states that targets should be consistent with the overall strategic target of at least 17,000 affordable homes in London p.a. (This target relates to the 2015 London Plan, increased from 13,200 in the 2011 Plan). Boroughs are free to set targets in absolute or percentage terms. The London Plan sets out a range of issues boroughs should consider (capacity, viability, balanced communities etc.). Table 3.36 shows adopted and emerging borough affordable housing targets.

| Borough | Adopted Borough Policy Target as at January 2017 (Numerical/ Percentage) | Emerging Borough Policy Target | Affordable Housing Tenure Split | |--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| | Barking & Dagenham | Use London Plan Policy | 25%/ 30% | Emerging 10% or 12% intermediate; 15%/18% affordable rent | | Barnet | 40% for sites of 10 units or more (0.4 ha or more) | n/a | 60% social rented; 40% intermediate | | Bexley | 50% and a minimum of 35% | n/a | 70% social rented; 30% intermediate | | Brent | 50% | 50% for sites of 10 or more dwellings | Adopted 70% social rented; 30% intermediate Emerging 70% social/affordable rented; 30% intermediate | | Bromley | 35% provision for sites of 11 or more dwellings or residential floorspace of more than 1,000sq m | Emerging: 60% social-rented/affordable; 40% intermediate | 70% social-rented; 30% intermediate | | Camden | A sliding scale target, 2% for each additional unit up to 24 units, and 50% provision for sites with 25 units or more. | n/a | 60% social-affordable rented; 40% intermediate | | City of London | 30% provision for sites of 10 dwellings or more on site and 60% off site | n/a | 60% social/affordable rent; 40% intermediate including key worker housing | | Croydon | 50% for sites of 10 or more dwellings | n/a | 60% affordable; 40% intermediate | | Ealing | 50% for developments of 10 or more dwellings | n/a | 60% social/affordable rented; 40% intermediate | | Enfield | 40% provision for sites with 10 or more dwellings; developments with fewer than 10 units, a contribution towards off site affordable housing required based on borough wide target of 20% | n/a | 70% social rented; 30% intermediate | | Greenwich | 35% provision for sites of 10 dwellings or more than 0.5 ha | n/a | 70% social/affordable rented; 30% intermediate | | Hackney | 50% provision for sites of 10 or more dwellings | n/a | 60% social rented; 40% intermediate | | Borough | Adopted Borough Policy Target as at January 2017 (Numerical/ Percentage) | Emerging Borough Policy Target | Affordable Housing Tenure Split | |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | Hammersmith & Fulham | 50% for developments of/sites with capacity for 11 or more units | | 60% social/affordable rent (especially families); 40% intermediate | | Haringey | 40% of habitable rooms on sites delivering 10 or more dwellings | | 60% affordable (including social); 40% intermediate | | Harrow | 40% provision for sites of 10 or more dwellings | n/a | London Plan Policy (60% social/affordable rented, 40% intermediate) but to be agreed on a case by case basis at pre application stage | | Havering | 35% provision based on habitable rooms for sites of 10 or more dwellings or residential floorspace of more than 1,000sq m | | 70% social/affordable rented; 30% intermediate on sites with 10 or more dwellings or sites of 0.5ha or more | | Hillingdon | 35% provision for sites of 10 or more dwellings | n/a | 70% social rent; 30% intermediate | | Hounslow | 40% provision for sites of 10 or more dwellings (strategic borough-wide target of 40% of all new housing) | n/a | 60% affordable/social rent; 40% intermediate | | Islington | 50% additional housing built in the borough; Sites below 10 units required to provide financial contribution | n/a | 70% social rent; 30% intermediate | | Kensington & Chelsea | 50% by floor area on residential floorspace in excess of 800sq m gross internal area | n/a | A minimum 15% affordable units to be intermediate in Golborne, St Charles, Notting Barns, Norland, Colville, Earls’ Court and Cremorne wards. All other wards a minimum of 85% social rented. | | Kingston upon Thames | 50% on sites of 10 or more units. Sites of 5 – 10 units: 5 units (1 affordable) 6 units (1 affordable) 7 units (2 affordable) 8 units (3 affordable) 9 units (4 affordable) 10 units (5 affordable) | n/a | 70% social/affordable rent; 30% intermediate | | Lambeth | 50% on sites of 0.1 ha or 10 or more homes where public subsidy is available. 40% without public subsidy. Financial contribution for sites fewer than 10 units | n/a | 70% social/affordable rent; 30% intermediate | | Lewisham | 50% from all sources | n/a | 70% social rented; 30% intermediate | | London Legacy Development Corporation | 35% minimum (or 455 our of 1,471) | n/a | 60% social/affordable rent; 40% intermediate | | Borough | Adopted Borough Policy Target as at January 2017 (Numerical/ Percentage) | Emerging Borough Policy Target | Affordable Housing Tenure Split | |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | Merton | 40% borough-wide 40% ten units or more 20% 1-9 units | n/a | 60% social rented; 40% intermediate | | Newham | 50% of all new homes 35-50% of sites with 10 or more dwellings | n/a | 50% social rent; 50% intermediate | | Old Oak Park Royal Development Corporation | n/a | 50% provision for sites of 10 or more dwellings or residential floorspace of more than 1,000sq m | Emerging: 30% affordable rent; 70% intermediate | | Redbridge | 50% provision for sites of 10 or more dwellings or residential sites of 0.5ha or more | n/a | 60% social rent; 40% intermediate | | Richmond upon Thames | 50% of all new units | n/a | 80% social rent 20% intermediate | | Southwark | 35% everywhere | 35% provision for sites providing 10 or more dwellings | 70% social rented; 30% intermediate. Elephant & Castle OA 50% - 50%; Peckham AA 30% - 70%; Old Kent Road AA 50% - 50%; West Camberwell AA 50% - 50%. | | Sutton | 35% provision for sites of 11 or more dwellings or residential floorspace of more than 1,000sq m | n/a | 75% social/affordable rent; 25% intermediate | | Tower Hamlets | 35%-50% provision for sites of 10 or more dwellings | 35% - 50% provision for sites of 11 of more dwellings | | | Waltham Forest | 50% | n/a | n/a | | Wandsworth | 33% provision for sites of 10 or more dwellings. Minimum 15% in Nine Elms. | n/a | 60% social/ affordable rent; 40% intermediate | | Westminster | 30% | | 60% social/ affordable rent; 40% intermediate | Achieving an Inclusive Environment

Accessible Dwellings

3.183 Since 1st October 2015, the accessibility of dwellings in London has been defined by compliance with the London Plan policy on accessible housing which refers to the following design standards found in Part M Volume 1 of the Building Regulations:

- M4(1) Visitable dwellings
- M4(2) Accessible and adaptable dwellings
- M4(3) Wheelchair user dwellings (wheelchair accessible or wheelchair adaptable)

3.184 M4(1) is the basic standard for all new-build dwellings. LDD monitors compliance with the higher standards of M4(2) and M4(3) at scheme level as these are the standards required by the London Plan policy.

3.185 The standards contained within Part M fully replaced accessible housing standards used previously, with M4(2) roughly equating to the old Lifetime Homes standard and M4(3) roughly equating to the previous Wheelchair Accessible Housing Standard. M4(2) and M4(3) are ‘optional’ and can only be applied if they are ‘switched on’ by adopted local planning policy and required by planning condition. Unlike Lifetime Homes and Wheelchair Housing standards, the optional Building Regulations standards only apply to new build dwellings, and they are exclusive so each dwelling can be required to meet just one of the standards (previously a dwelling could satisfy both Lifetime Homes standard and Wheelchair Accessible Housing standard). London Plan policy therefore states that 90% of new build dwellings should meet M4(2) and 10% M4(3).

3.186 The figures in both tables are ‘gross’ approvals calculated at scheme level. This means that units could be counted twice where a revised application for part of a scheme is approved within the same year as the original permission (usually through details or reserved matters applications). Only schemes that are 100% new build are included. Percentages are shown rather than absolute numbers to avoid confusion as total units will be different to the total approvals in the Housing Monitor, and because the London Plan policy requirement is expressed in percentage terms.

3.187 Table 3.37 shows the compliance with M4(2) and M4(3) during 2016/17. The total of 76% meeting M4(2) is well below the 90% policy requirement. A further 9% of dwellings comply with M4(3), meaning that 85% of new build dwellings are achieving M4(2) or M4(3) standards in London, which is some way off the 100% policy coverage aimed for. M4(2) and M4(3) must be required by condition on the planning permission to be valid, so a commitment to meet these standards in the Design and Access statement or any other application document is not sufficient. The transition to a more rigorous assessment of the presence of a condition in determining compliance with these standards could account for the fall in compliance with previous monitoring of Lifetime Homes and Wheelchair Accessible Housing standards.

Specialist housing for older people

3.188 The 2015 London Plan introduced new strategic benchmarks to inform local targets for specialist housing for older people. LDD now includes the facility to record specialist housing for older people separately from other sheltered accommodation for residential (C3) dwellings. Care homes can also be identified as being specifically for older residents (however do not fall under the C3 use classification). Table 3.38 shows the totals of the net approvals during 2016/17 for these three types of specialist accommodation, with care home rooms being described as ‘non-self-contained rooms for older people’.

Affordable student accommodation

3.189 The Mayor’s Housing SPG (2016) states that the Mayor will publish, in his Annual Monitoring Report for the London Plan, the annual rental cost for purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) that is considered affordable for the coming academic. As set out in the Housing SPG, the annual rental cost for affordable PBSA equates to 55% of the maximum student maintenance loan for living costs available to a UK full-time student in London living away from home for that academic year. For the academic year 2018/19 the annual rental cost for affordable PBSA must not exceed £6,245.

### Table 3.37 New Build Homes Meeting Accessible Housing Standards M4(2) and M4(3) Approved 2016/17

| Borough | % M4(2) Compliant | % M4(3) Compliant | |-------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | Barking and Dagenham | 90 | 9 | | Barnet | 90 | 3 | | Bexley | 91 | 9 | | Brent | 88 | 11 | | Bromley | 20 | 2 | | Camden | 84 | 9 | | City of London | 59 | 39 | | Croydon | 42 | 2 | | Ealing | 88 | 10 | | Enfield | 35 | 8 | | Greenwich | 31 | 4 | | Hackney | 77 | 10 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 64 | 13 | | Haringey | 91 | 9 | | Harrow | 83 | 17 | | Havering | 45 | 5 | | Hillingdon | 80 | 8 | | Hounslow | 33 | 3 | | Islington | 94 | 5 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 49 | 11 | | Kingston upon Thames | 77 | 8 | | Lambeth | 82 | 11 | | Lewisham | 77 | 15 | | Merton | 92 | 3 | | Newham | 74 | 9 | | Redbridge | 43 | 8 | | Richmond upon Thames | 87 | 7 | | Southwark | 31 | 6 | | Sutton | 84 | 10 | | Tower Hamlets | 90 | 10 | | Waltham Forest | 76 | 9 | | Wandsworth | 78 | 10 | | Westminster | 82 | 10 | | London | 76 | 9 |

Notes: Only schemes that are 100% New Build are included in the above table. Split schemes (some new build and some conversion of existing buildings) are not taken into account. M4(2) and M4(3) replaced Lifetime Homes and Wheelchair Accessible Homes standards in London on all approvals granted from 01/10/2015 onwards. Although homes may be designed to these standards, they are only counted if compliance with these standards is conditioned in the decision notice.

### Table 3.38 Net approvals of specialist housing 2016/17

| Borough | Specialist housing for older people | Other sheltered accommodation (C3) | Non-self-contained rooms for older people | |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | Barking and Dagenham | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Barnet | 32 | 1 | 9 | | Bexley | 74 | 0 | 80 | | Brent | 0 | -27 | 8 | | Bromley | 0 | -1 | 12 | | Camden | 38 | 0 | 0 | | City of London | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Croydon | 75 | -1 | 3 | | Ealing | 0 | 0 | -29 | | Enfield | 0 | 11 | 7 | | Greenwich | 0 | 38 | 0 | | Hackney | 0 | 0 | 10 | | Hammersmith and Fulham | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Haringey | 0 | 5 | -18 | | Harrow | 58 | 0 | -6 | | Havering | 9 | -19 | 0 | | Hillingdon | 0 | -1 | 0 | | Hounslow | 94 | 0 | 0 | | Islington | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kensington and Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 39 | | Kingston upon Thames | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Lambeth | 105 | 1 | 0 | | Lewisham | 53 | 0 | 0 | | Merton | 9 | 1 | 0 | | Newham | 0 | 0 | -6 | | Redbridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Richmond upon Thames | 0 | 4 | 0 | | Southwark | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Sutton | 0 | 0 | 74 | | Tower Hamlets | 28 | 0 | 0 | | Waltham Forest | 0 | 0 | -4 | | Wandsworth | 13 | 0 | 0 | | Westminster | 36 | 0 | 0 | | London | 624 | 13 | 181 |

Note: Changes in non-self-contained accommodation are only recorded on LDD if they meet the criteria for submission, either by proposing a change of 7 rooms or more, or by meeting another criteria such as a loss or gain of residential units. Environment and Transport

PTAL Map

3.190 Figure 3.8 displays the public transport access levels (PTALs) for London. In several important areas of planning policy (for example housing density and parking provision), the London Plan uses PTALs to calculate compliance with the density matrix. Datasets are available from Transport for London (TfL).

3.191 TfL’s WebCAT toolkit can be used to measure transport connectivity using PTAL and Time Mapping analysis. Further information can be found at: https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/urban-planning-and-construction/planning-with-webcat/webcat?intcmp=25932 Figure 3.8 London Public Transport Access Level (PTAL) Map 2016 Crossrail Funding

3.192 Crossrail is a £15bn investment in public transport that will contribute to accommodating economic growth and a rising population within London. Under the funding agreement with the Government the Mayor is required to raise £600m from developer contributions via both S106 contributions related to the Crossrail funding SPG and the Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy (MCIL). The Mayor’s CIL came into effect in April 2012 and it raises funds to contribute to the construction of Crossrail. The MCIL is a London-wide charge, applying to most land uses. The SPG on the “Use of Planning Obligations in the funding of Crossrail, and the Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy” was refreshed in March 2016.

3.193 Table 3.39 shows funding secured for Crossrail to date from each funding stream. The CIL regulations 2010 (as amended) require the Mayor to report on various aspects of how CIL receipts are being spent. This is set out in Table 3.39A. It is not possible to link CIL to a specific type of Crossrail expenditure as the proceeds are transferred into the Sponsor Funding account (SFA), which then draws on the total to be spent in line with the project’s requirements. The amount of CIL ‘in hand’ is zero, as all of it is transferred to the SFA to fund the Crossrail scheme on a quarterly basis.

| Year | CIL | |--------|------| | 2010/11 | 0 | | 2011/12 | 0 | | 2012/13 | 6.09 | | 2013/14 | 46.69| | 2014/15 | 73.19| | 2015/16 | 118.64| | 2016/17 | 136.86| | 2017/18\* | 80.76| | 2018/19 | | | 2019/20 | | | Total | 462.23|

- figures for 2017/18 are based on actual income up to the end of January 2018.

# TFL / GLA admin fee capped at £600k in 2017/18.

## figures correct to the end of January 2018

Source: Transport for London Progress on Regional Flood Risk Appraisal Recommendations

3.194 The Regional Flood Risk Appraisal (RFRA) first review was published in August 2014, updating the previous (2009) RFRA. A new review of the RFRA is underway to support the Mayor’s new London Plan. This latest version is expected to be published in the Autumn 2018.

3.195 The Mayor published his London Sustainable Drainage Action Plan (LSDAP) in December 2016. The Action Plan contains 40 actions mainly focused on retrofitting sustainable drainage measures and progress against those actions will also be reported on an annual basis.

Table 3.40 Progress on Regional Flood Risk Appraisal Recommendations

| No. | Recommendation | Progress at August 2018 | |-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1 | All Thames-side planning authorities should consider in their SFRAs and put in place Local Plan policies to promote the setting back of development from the edge of the Thames and tidal Tributaries to enable sustainable and cost-effective upgrade of river walls/embankments in line with Policy 5.12, CFMPs, TE2100 and advice from the Environment Agency. | Planning Authorities continue to update their SFRAs, DPDs and Local Plans where necessary, on which there is close liaison with the Environment Agency. Most London boroughs have in place Local Plan policies which make reference to Thames Estuary 2100 or have proposed such policies in their Draft Local Plans. | | 2 | The London Boroughs of Richmond, Kingston, Hounslow and Wandsworth should put in place policies to ensure alternative responses to managing Fluvial risk such as flood resilience measures (e.g. Flood gates) or Potentially safeguarding land for Future flood storage or, on the fluvial tributaries, setting back local defences or any resilience measures between Teddington Lock and Hammersmith Bridge in line with TE2100 findings. | Richmond, Hounslow, Kingston, and Wandsworth all have policies in their Local Plans to address flood risk management from all sources. | | 3 | The London Boroughs of Newham and Greenwich should work with the Environment Agency on issues such as the potential safeguarding of potential land needs around the existing Thames Barrier, and the London Borough of Bexley should work with the Environment agency on future flood risk management options in line with TE2100 findings. | Greenwich has up-to-date Local Plan policies in place to enable the potential safeguarding of land needs around the existing Thames Barrier. Any major land take for a new flood barrier will be outside London. | | 4 | Boroughs at confluences of tributary rivers with the river Thames should ensure flood risk assessments (FRAs) include an assessment of the interaction of all forms of flooding, but fluvial and tidal flood risks in particular. These are the London Boroughs of Havering, Barking & Dagenham, Newham, Tower hamlets, Greenwich, Lewisham, Wandsworth, Hounslow, Richmond and Kingston. | Tidal influences are generally taken into account in the SFRAs modelling addressing the interaction of fluvial and tidal flood risk at confluences. | | 5 | Regeneration and redevelopment of London’s fluvial river corridors offer a crucial opportunity to reduce flood risk. SFRAs and policies should focus on making the most of this opportunity through appropriate location, layout and design of development as set out in the Thames CFMP. In particular opportunities should be sought to: • Set back development from the river edge to enable sustainable and cost effective flood risk management options • Ensure that developments at residual flood risk are designed to be flood compatible and/or flood resilient • Maximise the use of open spaces within developments which have a residual flood risk to make space for flood water. | The Environment Agency continues to work with Local Authorities to ensure SFRAs, Local Plan policies, and planning applications apply these flood risk management measures as a standard. | | 6 | Developments all across London should reduce surface water discharge in line with the Sustainable Drainage hierarchy set out in Policy 5.13 of the London Plan, the emerging Sustainable Design and construction SPG and the emerging London Sustainable Drainage Action Plan (LSDAP). | In strategic developments reviewed by the GLA, many developments achieve greenfield run-off rates. However, these schemes often rely on attenuation tanks. GLA officers will seek to promote the use of ‘green’ sustainable drainage techniques, which can deliver a wider range of benefits and feature higher in the hierarchy. There is also more emphasis on such techniques in the drainage hierarchy of the emerging new draft London Plan policy. | | No. | Recommendation | Progress at August 2018 | |-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7 | Thames Water should continue its programme of addressing foul sewer flooding. | Thames Water continues to address localised sewer flooding problems. Specifically related to Counters Creek catchment in west London, Thames Water no longer intend to pursue to install a large storm relief sewer. Instead they aim to reduce sewer flooding through a combination of non-return valve installations, targeted sustainable drainage measures, and local pipe upgrades. | | 8 | The groundwater flood risk should be considered in FRAs and SFRAs to ensure that its impacts do not increase. | As SFRAs are reviewed, this is starting to be included, and it is also being addressed in some site specific FRAs. However, poor data quality may prevent more detailed consideration. | | 9 | The reservoir flood risk should be considered in FRAs and SFRAs to ensure its impacts do not increase. | As SFRAs are reviewed, this is being considered, and is being addressed in some site specific FRAs as well. | | 10 | Detailed flood risk assessments should be undertaken at an early stage at the level of individual major development locations and town centre development sites, and opportunities to reduce flood risk should be maximised where possible. | This is generally being achieved and the GLA has lead work with the Environment Agency, relevant boroughs and water companies to promote Integrated Water Management Strategies (IWMSs) at major development locations including Vauxhall, Nine Elms Battersea, Old Oak & Park Royal, the Charlton to Crayford Riverfront and Old Kent Road. Work is also starting on the Isle of Dogs. The GLA, again working closely with the Environment Agency, is also helping to inform the Sustainable Drainage Strategy for the Old Oak North development area, working with the OPDC Team. In addition, the Environment Agency’s Sustainable Places Team is engaging with the London boroughs at the pre-application stage. | | 11 | Relevant transport authorities and operators should examine and regularly review their infrastructure including the networks, stations, depots, underpasses and tunnels for potential flooding locations and flood risk reduction measures. For large stations and depots, solutions should be sought to store or disperse rainwater from heavy storms. | Through the London Sustainable Drainage Action Plan workstreams, the GLA is working with TfL and London boroughs to increase the role out of sustainable drainage systems across their transport networks/assets. London Underground’s comprehensive Investigation into flood risk to their assets and infrastructure is entering its second phase. | | 12 | Emergency service authorities and operators covering hospitals, ambulance, fire and police stations as well as prisons should ensure that Emergency Plans in particular for facilities in flood risk areas are in place and regularly reviewed so that they can cope in the event of a major flood. These plans should put in place cover arrangements through other suitable facilities. | Through Drain London the GLA has undertaken work to examine surface water flood risk at hospital and emergency services sites across London. Each London borough also has its own Multi-Agency Flood Plan, which should identify critical infrastructure/vulnerable sites at risk of flooding. | | 13 | Education authorities should ensure that emergency plans in particular for facilities in flood risk areas are in place and regularly reviewed so that they can cope in the event of a major flood. These plans should put in place cover arrangements through other suitable facilities. | Through Drain London the GLA has undertaken work to examine surface water flood risk at secondary school sites across London. The LSDAP also identifies school sites as having a good range of opportunities to implement more sustainable drainage measures. Each London borough also has its own Multi-Agency Flood Plan, which should identify education facilities at risk. | | 14 | Operators of electricity, gas, water, sewerage, and waste utility sites should maintain an up to date assessment of the flood risk to their installations and, considering the likely impacts of failure, establish any necessary protection measures including secondary flood defences. | The update of the RFRA, which is underway, aims to provide a more up-to-date and accurate picture of flood risk to strategic utilities. Electricity: Critical substations and other assets are being upgraded and made more resilient by National Grid. Water/Sewerage: Investment to improve mitigation/resilience of assets to flooding are taking place. Water companies are prioritising based on site-specific flood risk assessments. | Planning

Progress With Supplementary Planning Guidance

3.196 The Mayor produces Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) documents to provide further detail on particular policies in the London Plan. In 2016/17 the Mayor published two SPGs: Affordable Housing & Viability and Culture and Night-Time Economy.

3.197 All full and draft SPGs are available on the Mayor’s website https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning/implementing-london-plan/supplementary-planning-guidance

London Borough Local Plans and Progress

3.198 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires local planning authorities to produce a Local Plan for their area. In law (Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004) this is described as the development plan documents (DPDs). There is now good coverage of Local Plans across London, with 34 adopted and 17 under review.

3.199 Under the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, Regulation 18 requires Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to notify the Mayor of the subject of a Local Plan. This is the Preparation Stage. The Mayor will endeavour to provide comments to the LPAs at this stage but is not required to respond to the consultation. Under Regulation 19, before submitting the Local Plan to the Secretary of State, LPAs must make a copy of the proposed submission documents available and must request an opinion from the Mayor as to the general conformity of their Local Plans (Regulation 21). This is the Publication Stage. The Mayor has 6 weeks to respond to the consultation. The Mayor will respond to Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and Neighbourhood Plans only where strategic policy issues are raised.

3.200 In order to achieve general conformity with the London Plan in accordance with Section 24(1) (b) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the Mayor works proactively with the boroughs, commenting on and holding meetings to discuss informal drafts of documents and meetings to discuss the Mayor’s response to consultation. Table 3.41 lists policy documents that were published in 2017.

| Borough | Policy Documents | |--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Barking & Dagenham | - | | Barnet | "Local Development Scheme Residential Design Guidance Sustainable Design & Constructions SPDs Graham Park SPD" | | Bexley | Article 4 Direction – Housing in Multiple Occupation (HMO) | | Brent | "Development Management Policies Adopted Shopfront and Advertising Design Guide" | | Bromley | Local Plan Reg 19 Submission | | Camden | "Draft Local Plan Submission & Examination Highgate Neighbourhood Plan (joint with Haringey) Kentish Town Neighbourhood Plan Article 4 Direction - Basements" | | City of London | "Local Plan Issues & Options Archaeology and Development SPD Public Realm SPD Enforcement SPD Fleet Street Area Strategy Air Quality SPD (Jan 2017)" | | Croydon | "Local Plan Strategic Policies Partial Review Reg 19 Local Plan detailed Policies and Proposals Reg 19" | | Ealing | "Southall Green SPD Central Ealing SPD" | | Enfield | "North East Enfield Area Action Plan Adopted $106 SPD Adopted Ritz Parade SPD consultation CIL SPD Adopted" | | Greenwich | "Local Plan Site Allocations Issues & Options Thomas Street SPD Residential Extensions, Conversions and Basements SPD" | | Hackney | "New Local Plan Direction of Travel Consultation Hackney Central AAP" | | Hammersmith & Fulham | - | | Haringey | "Examination and post examination modifications into: Alterations to the Strategic Policies Development Management DPD Site Allocations DPD Tottenham Area Action Plan Wood Green Area Action Plan 9Feb 2017 Highgate Neighbourhood Plan (joint with Camden)" | | Harrow | - | | Havering | New Local Plan Direction of Travel Consultation |

### Table 3.41 London Borough Policy Documents Published in 2017

| Borough | Policy Documents | |--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Hillingdon | | | Hounslow | Noise Generating & Noise Sensitive Development SPD | | | Great West Corridor – issues paper | | | West of Borough – issues paper | | Islington | "Local Plan Review (scope) Reg 18 Consultation Planning Obligations SPD | | | Urban Design Guide SPD | | | Article 4 Direction | | Kensington & Chelsea | "Local Plan Partial Review Reg 18 Consultation Basements SPD (Adopted) | | | Article 4 Direction | | Kingston upon Thames | "Local Development Scheme (Adopted) | | | New Local Plan Direction of Travel | | Lambeth | "Development Viability SPD | | | Employment and Skills SPD | | | South Bank & Waterloo Neighbourhood Plan (see also Southwark) | | Lewisham | Gypsy & Traveller Site Allocation | | London Legacy Development Corporation | "Bromley by Bow SPD | | | Pudding Mill SPD | | | Hackney Wick and Fish Island SPD | | | Carbon Off-setting SPD | | | Planning Obligations SPD | | Merton | Merton Estates Local Plan Submission | | Newham | "Detailed Sites & Policies DPD (Examination, Mods & Adoption) | | | Waste Management in New Development SPD Planning Obligations & Development Viability SPD | | | Gypsy & Traveller DPD | | Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation | Local Plan Reg 18 Consultation | | Redbridge | Local Plan 2015-2030 Pre Submission draft | | Richmond upon Thames | "Local Plan Reg 19 Noise Generating & Noise Sensitive Development SPD | | | Hampton Draft Village Planning Guidance SPD | | | Hampton Hill Draft Village Planning Guidance SPD | | | Hampton Wick & Teddington Draft Village Planning Guidance SPD | | | Ham & Petersham Neighbourhood Plan (Feb 2017)" |

Source: Association of London Borough Planning Officers (ALBPO), Local Plan Borough Updates & Borough websites.

Town & Country (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012

Regulation 18 - preferred options stage of Local Plan issued for consultation

Regulation 19 - submission stage of the Local Plan issued for consultation

[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-plans--2#preparing-a-local-plan](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-plans--2#preparing-a-local-plan) Opportunity Areas

3.201 Details on Opportunity Areas (OAs) can be found in Annex 1 of the 2015 London Plan.

3.202 Opportunity Areas have the potential to deliver a substantial amount of the new homes and jobs that London needs. GLA Planning will this Autumn publish the first London’s Opportunity Areas Review, a survey of growth in London’s many Opportunity Areas. Its purpose is to show how coordination across boroughs and the Mayor’s agencies unlocks and accelerates growth opportunities. London’s Opportunity Areas Review also supports the monitoring and review processes set up within many Opportunity Areas to ensure supporting infrastructure is delivered at correct pace to the housing and jobs growth.

3.203 For further information including details on housing and employment targets please visit our interactive Opportunity Area Map [https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning/implementing-london-plan/opportunity-areas/opportunity-areas-map-0](https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning/implementing-london-plan/opportunity-areas/opportunity-areas-map-0)

Planning Decisions

3.204 Table 3.42 highlights the ongoing work of the Mayor’s Development Management Team in helping to implement the London Plan.

| Year | 2000-2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2000-2017 | |------|-----------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-----------| | Total| 1,871 | 334 | 240 | 258 | 300 | 307 | 359 | 373 | 454 | 389 | 382 | 5,267 | | Strategic Call-ins | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | |

Source: GLA Planning

London Planning Awards

3.205 The Mayor, London First, the Royal Town Planning Institute and London Councils jointly organise the privately-sponsored annual London Planning Awards to showcase and celebrate good planning practice in the capital. The 15th London Planning Awards were held on 18th January 2018 at Banqueting House, Whitehall. Full details of the winning entries are given in Table 3.43.

### Table 3.43 London Planning Awards – Winners

**Entry Descriptions and Award Citations Taken From the Mayor’s and Sir Edward Lister’s Speeches at the London Planning Awards Ceremony, City Hall 27th February 2017**

#### Best New Place to Live

**Abell & Cleland**

A successful scheme which accommodates a mix of private and affordable homes in a central London location. Arranged in two buildings that respond to the character of neighbouring early 20th century mansion blocks and the nearby, 18th century Baroque St John’s Smith Square church.

The judges were impressed by the scheme’s ability to deliver exemplary, tenure blind design, expertly incorporating views across London as well as a high proportion of affordable homes.

#### Best New Place to Live – Highly Commended

**Dujardin Mews**

High quality materials detailing and a refined design approach, combined with a well-considered public realm, has created an exemplary benchmark of housing design for Ponders End and a lasting testament to Enfield’s commitment to design quality.

Dujardin Mews is 100% affordable, half of which is made up of predominantly family-sized, social rent homes.

The judges applauded the residential led design process and the emphasis placed on quality and generosity of living spaces and private amenity space.

#### Best New Place to Work

**St James’ Market**

This landmark development located south of Piccadilly Circus has transformed a previously forgotten part of London’s West End to provide 260,000sq.ft mixed use scheme across two buildings, centred on a new public space.

The two buildings are markedly different in style, yet complementary. Curving, open ribbons of Portland stone, inlaid with metal bands, sit opposite reconstructed Grade II-listed façades.

Art is a key element of the public space, which restores the southern link to the Royal Opera Arcade. The free-standing pavilion hosts performances, events and exhibitions.

St James Market includes BREEAM Excellent offices, five flagship retail stores and seven restaurants within over a quarter of an acre of regenerated, pedestrianised space.

#### Best New Place to Work – Highly Commended

**Alex Munroe Workshop**

Located at the end of Tower Bridge Road, a small property, between a public house and a shop, houses the Alex Monroe Jewellery Workshop; designed by DSDHA Architects. The building is uniquely designed externally and internally, deliberately adding character to the local streetscape. The façade is wrapped in a protective veil of Cor-ten steel slats, replicating the steel security shutters pulled over shopfronts at the end of the day. Its deliberately rough texture hints at a different world of creativity and artistry within the building.

#### Best Mixed Use Scheme

**Bucklesbury/Bloomberg**

The new headquarters for the Bloomberg media company, successfully combines a mix of commercial uses, exemplary architecture and public realm while responding positively to the historic character of the City through an appropriately scaled and sensitively detailed building.

The judges praised the scheme’s strong heritage led design approach which reinstates the former Roman Watling Street, greatly enhancing pedestrian permeability and capacity, between Cannon Street Station and the City, and linking with a wider network of new public realm. Much of the ground floor is designed to be public facing and includes a broad mix of independent retail units and restaurants to enhance street life in this part of the City.

The building accommodates a new entrance to Bank Underground station which will open on to one of 3 new public spaces squares. Crucially the Roman Temple of Mithras is restored and incorporated into a public exhibition space with accompanying gallery space and education facilities. Best New Iconic Building or Scheme

Dollar Bay

This new 30 storey tower is a striking addition at the head of South Dock in Canary Wharf. The judges were impressed by its high quality architectural design - A ‘pair of crystals’, separated by a golden fracture, bringing natural daylight to communal spaces- the dock-facing elevation reflects water and sky from the zigzagging glass louvres. The scheme provides 125 mixed tenure homes all of which exceed the Mayor’s design standards by 50%. Making the most of the views across the docks and the Thames, all homes are double or triple aspect.

The name, Dollar Bay, is inspired by history of the area. In WWII, US navy officers ships stationed in the docks, used to drop dollar bills to the dock workers who helped tow them as a sign of gratitude.

Mayor’s Award for Innovation in Planning

Rectory Farm

This entry turned a potentially contentious scheme, involving the extraction of minerals from a constrained site, bordered by houses and busy roads, into a commercial development with significant benefits for local residents.

The developers approach was an innovative ‘Top Down’ construction method. This technique provides restored parkland at surface level while excavating minerals underneath the site. Once mining is completed, underground warehouses will be developed providing multi-use commercial as well as a new parkland and recreation space within the green belt.

This scheme delivers innovation in planning practice as well as a multiple of social, environmental and economic benefits.

Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Environmental Planning

Dollar Bay

With its zigzagging glass louvres which reflect the water and sky, Dollar Bay is a striking addition at the head of South Dock in Canary Wharf. Judges were impressed by the unique dock water cooling solution, used to cool the tower, providing high energy efficiency, reducing the carbon footprint of the building by 23%, and reducing costs for homeowners by 39%.

Mayors Award for Planning Excellence

King’s Cross Station Chapter 4 - Other Contextual Data Sources This AMR cannot and does not attempt to be comprehensive. There is also a significant amount of relevant data available from both the GLA and other sources. The list of references and links provided here should enable anyone researching these subjects access to the most up to date information.

**London Datastore**

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**London Development Database**

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**London Plan evidence base**

Details on the London Plan evidence base can be found here https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning/london-plan/new-london-plan/evidence-base

**Development Management**

More information on the activities of the Mayor’s Development Management unit (Formerly Planning Decisions Unit/ Development and Projects) can be found at: https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning/planning-applications-and-decisions

**GLA Economics**

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**Sustainable Development**

Information on the London Sustainable Development Commission and their work can be found here.

United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals http://www.unpd.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals.html

**Waste**

The Mayor’s Municipal Waste Management Strategy can be found here. DEFRA produces statistics on waste and recycling which can be downloaded here.

The latest data on London’s waste can be found on the Local Authority Waste and Recycling Information Portal.

**Minerals (Aggregates)**

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**Waterways**

The London Rivers Action Plan, a tool to help restore rivers for people and nature can be found here.

**Transport**

The latest information on The Mayor’s transport work can be found here. Transport for London has performance statistics available to view here and details on how PTAL scores are calculated here.

TFL’s WebCAT toolkit can be used to measure transport connectivity using PTAL score and time Mapping analysis.

The Department for Transport also holds useful information on transport.

**Health**

London Health Programmes closed as a separate NHS organisation on the 31 March 2013. Its work has since been carried forward through other organisations. In spring 2018 the work was devolved to the 32 London boroughs and the City of London Corporation. More information can be found on London Councils website.

Public Health England have collated resources and data tools to support local areas in improving health in the capital. Education

The London Schools Atlas is an innovative interactive online map providing a uniquely detailed and comprehensive picture of London schools, current patterns of attendance and potential future demand for school places. Covering primary and secondary provision, including academies and free schools, the Atlas uses data to illustrate current patterns of demand for school places at a pan-London level for the first time. It also shows projected changes in demand for school places, helping to provide an indicative picture of areas with particular pressure on places in the future.

Government data sources

Government departments have moved their websites to a central domain: https://www.gov.uk

Various data and studies on education and skills can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

Links to a number of national reports on education provision can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=Education&publication_filter_option=all&topics%5B%5D=all&departments%5B%5D=all&official_document_status=all&world_locations%5B%5D=all&from_date=&to_date=

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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